The Great North Run will go ahead following the death of Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, it has been confirmed.
The monarch died aged 96 at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon, with tributes pouring in from across the world for Her Majesty as Britain now enters days of official mourning. Many major events have been cancelled in the coming days, including football matches, TV programming, and awards ceremonies.
The Great North Run is due to take place on Sunday, 11 September, with some 60,000 runners set to take part in the North East's biggest event. In light of Thursday's sad news organisers said that they were assessing plans for the weekend, but have since taken the decision that the race will go ahead as planned.
