Sky News's Anna Botting on the Queen's funeral: 'Some will be in tears - empathy is important' ⚫ Anchoring one of biggest events in British history comes with a lot of pressure and even more preparation
For anything she does say, the tone will be crucial. She can’t sound too excitable. Does she picture anyone in particular, at home listening? “I don’t specifically but I do feel that having empathy and sympathy is very important. You have to put yourself in the shoes of people at home who are watching. Even though she was 96, there was a sense of shock that the Queen had died.
The other thing she needs is to find something to wear. “I haven’t had a chance to think about it. Isn’t that absolutely terrible?” She has already botched one online shopping attempt in the early hours of Thursday morning when she got home after covering the procession of the Queen’s coffin from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall.
“Our stylist has got Covid, so I thought I’d better start looking. It was 2am and I saw this quite interesting outfit with a tie at the back and thought I’d order it in every size and pay for extra special delivery. But then I looked again and thought, ‘Oh my God. It’s missing a midriff!’ I’d already paid for it but it is not going to be suitable!”
Botting, who joined Sky News in 1995, was at home last Thursday afternoon when a colleague from work rang and told her to go to Balmoral because the Queen was unwell. “I had a mad pack of some sombre and black clothes to take with me because we didn’t know what was going to happen.” It was while sitting on a plane on the runway at Luton Airport that she heard the news. I watch her sink back in her chair, shake her head, and fail to find the words to recall the enormity.
Botting adds: “There is a slight sense of collective mourning. People might be remembering the Queen or somebody they’ve lost. It’s been like Remembrance Day for 10 days for people now. We’ve got through Covid and now we’re having this outpouring for her… You do wonder if we are losing her at a really important time for nation as we go through the winter. That constancy and steadfastness. We could do with her now.
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