It's an absolute joke, despite what the sychophants in the media would have the country believe, not everyone cares about the royal family.
I'm a republican, and personally the only sad bit is someones mother/grandmother has died. Further than that I don't give a shit, but I've had part of my weekend ruined.
Incidently, when Diana died they tried the same thing and our cricket league cancelled all the fixtures but there was an outcry from the clubs so they were reinstated as long as the teams had a two minute silence prior to the game.
I refused to join in and sat on the boundary while the rest stood around in the middle.