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The episode — which was the final hurrah for theDOOL’s 57-year run on broadcast television — featured Gabi (Camila Banus) in the family crypt, telling her dead love interest she was moving on.
Fans on Twitter expressed their annoyance, sharing messages about how the soap should take precedent over a foreign monarch.
“This final episode of Days of Our Lives to ever air on NBC is disappointing. We aren’t British. Give it a rest! #days #dool” one personwrote.
Another expressed their outrage in an all-capsmessage. “I UNDERSTAND THAT THE QUEEN DIED AND IT’S A BIG DEAL…IN EUROPE. BUT WE ARE NOT A MONARCHY. WE ACTUALLY REVOLTED AGAINST IT. SO WE DONT NEED 24/7 COVERAGE WHEN DAYS OF OUR LIVES IS AIRING THEIR LAST EPISODE EVER ON NBC. #Days”
“So disrespectful of NBC to interrupt Days of our Lives on its last day on regular tv for non breaking news! Completely disrespectful! Cable news exists for a reason! #DAYS #DOIL,“addedanother fan.
NBC did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for a comment on whether the full episode would air for east coast viewers at a later time.
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In August, NBCannouncedits long-running soap opera will bemoving to its digital-owned platform, Peacock, after airing the show for nearly six decades.
Currently, Peacock streams past episodes from the Emmy-winning drama series and has previously aired its spinoffs, includingDays of Our Lives: Beyond SalemandDays of Our Lives: A Very Salem Christmasfilm.
Starting Sept. 12, the show’s time slot will be filled with the launch ofNBC News Dailyacross the NBC stations.
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DuringKing Charles III’sspeechon Friday — hisfirst address to the nationsince his mother,Queen Elizabeth II, died Thursday and he became monarch — the King of Britain, 73, bestowed the title of Queen Consort upon his wife,Camilla, previously the Duchess of Cornwall.
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Additonally, King Charles paid tribute to his “beloved mother” and revealed she would be laid to rest “in a little over a week’s time.”
source: people.com
