Sport pays its respects to the Queen as the action resumes
God Save the King and spontaneous applause rang out around the Oval.
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Your support makes all the difference.Sport paid its respects to the Queen on Saturday as the action resumed on the field of play.
On day three at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth, a two-minute period of silence was impeccably observed with DP World Tour chief executive Keith Pelley joining staff, players and caddies on the putting green in front of the first tee at 9.50am.
Spectators were also able to watch on big screens as the King was formally proclaimed as monarch at the Accession Council.
At the Kia Oval, the England and South Africa players joined staff and spectators to honour the late monarch ahead of the start of play.
The two sides, wearing black armbands, lined up on the outfield to observe a minute’s silence before soprano Laura Wright led them in the national anthem of South Africa, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, and then God Save the King.
As the final notes died away, prolonged spontaneous applause broke out as the players prepared for the first ball of the day.
There were tributes too ahead of the Betfred Super League Play-Off Eliminator between Huddersfield and Salford.
Players, officials and supporters observed a minute’s silence and sang the national anthem before kick-off.