The ITV This Morning row will not go away
Susanna Reid and Huw Edwards have both appeared to subtly comment on the row over celebrity 'queue jumping' to see the Queen lying in state.
In recent days waiting times hit a peak of 14 hours at 10am with famous faces joining fellow mourners and well-wishers in their quest to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth II. Line of Duty star Daniel Mays has shared with fans details of his own 11-hour wait in the queue. The actor, who played Danny Waldron in the hit BBC police procedural, shared photos of himself as he made his slow progress through the queue.
A statement on the programme’s Instagram account said: “Hello everyone, we would like to clarify something. We asked Phillip and Holly to be part of a film for this Tuesday’s programme. They did not jump the queue, have VIP access or file past the Queen lying in state – but instead were there in a professional capacity as part of the world’s media to report on the event."
"When you do anything like that and endeavour because it really is an endeavour to stay that long for this moment, you can understand why, for some, they are overwhelmed with emotion."
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