BBC praised for aerial shots inside Westminster Abbey during the Queen’s funeral

The Queen leaves St George’s Chapel. (Getty Images)

The BBC have been praised for their technical coverage of the Queen’s funeral.

There was particular acclaim for the aerial shots inside Westminster Abbey that followed the funeral procession.

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One viewer tweeted: “In awe of the photography today. I think this God’s-eye of the coffin bearers, slowly tracking in as they approach, is one of the finest current affairs shots I’ve ever seen – brilliantly conceived (how was it even done?) and charged with meaning.”

King Charles III and Princess Anne at the funeral of their mother, the Queen. (Getty Images)

Another also commented: “Whatever your views on the monarchy, the BBC’s cinematography of the funeral has been fabulous. Some truly fabulous camera work today.”

However documentary filmmaker Asif Kapadia was critical of the camerawork: “You know how the BBC has been working on and thinking about the Queen’s funeral for 20 years? You’d think they’d thought about and improved the camera positions. All a bit messy.”

The BBC had 213 cameras at the funeral plus extra remote cameras for when the service moves inside Westminster Abbey.

The BBC also made use of 14 broadcasting trucks trasmitting from 10 different locations.

The funeral of the Queen. (Getty Images)

Additionally, Sky News deployed 275 cameras for the funeral and also made use of a studio based on the roof of guard house at Windsor.

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II is also the first time cameras have been allowed to capture the funeral of a British monarch with the Queen’s predecessor, her father George VI, dying in 1952.

The funeral is expected to be the most watched event in TV history with every terrestrial channel in the UK broadcasting it except Channel 5.

Sky also also screening a simulcast across its many channel including Sky Atlantic and Sky Max.

Many broadcasters have spent decades preparing for the event, running frequent rehearsals.

Watch below: Queen’s coffin carried out of Westminster Abbey following funeral service.