The Queen's state funeral will be shown on giant screens in many towns - but not in Oxford.

Oxford City Council said it has no plans to publicly screen the event.

The funeral service will take place on Monday, with the day declared a national bank holiday.

Reading Borough Council, Bracknell Forest Council, Portsmouth City Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council will all show the coverage at big screens.

Bracknell Forest Mayor Ankur Shiv Bhandari told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the coverage would allow residents to "reflect collectively as a community".

The funeral will be shown on big screens in Manchester city centre, Sheffield, Leeds, Bradford, Hull, Ripon, York and Scarborough.

There are also expected to be various big screens pitched up around London and the rest of the UK to allow people to watch the event.

But Oxford has no such similar plans.

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However, Curzon cinema in the Westgate will broadcast the funeral from 11am for five hours after the cinema chain said they will screen the televised service for free.

The majority of the UK's cinema chains plan to close to allow workers to pay their respects to the late Queen.

During the screening you will be able to purchase food and drink as normal at the cinema.

And cinema chain Vue has cancelled its scheduled screenings for the date of the funeral but has said it will keep a select number of venues open to screen the funeral, including Oxford.

Vue at Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Rd, Littlemore, is screening Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II: Funeral on Monday, live from 10am for five hours.

You can reserve your free seat and there will be complimentary bottled water during the broadcast, but no other snacks or drinks available for purchase.

Vue said on its website: "We look forward to coming together as a community to honour the remarkable life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. 

"The Queen was renowned for her support of the UK’s creative industries, having been patron of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Royal Variety Charity and the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund.

"Over the years, The Queen visited countless film organisations, supporting their efforts by highlighting the work they do."

On this day Vue will not be showing a normal programme of films.

 

 

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