Holly Willoughby has said that she and Phillip Schofield “would never jump a queue” as she addressed the public backlash to their visit to see Queen Elizabeth II lying-in-state.
Last week, the This Morning presenters appeared inside Westminster Hall to visit the Queen’s coffin before her funeral on Monday (19 September).
Having been given access to a separate line for media while thousands of mourners waited for hours, the pair were accused of “skipping the queue”.
ITV denied this allegation, however, with the producers releasing a statement reading: “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.”
As the ITV daytime programme returned on Tuesday (20 September), a compilation was shown of the 11 days since the monarch’s death and This Morning’s subsequent coverage.
While reports had suggested that ITV bosses were undecided as to whether to show footage from the Queen’s lying-in-state due to the public response, it did…
