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Andrew Marr relived personal tragedy as he delivered emotional announcement on Queen's death

Andrew Marr has says he remembered his own father's death as he was overcome with emotion at having to announce The Queen's death live on air on Thursday.

Well known BBC personality and political journalist Andrew was hoisting on LBC radio when new suddenly reached him that Her Majesty had passed away at the age of 96, Struggling to compose himself, Andrew was audibly upset as he told listeners: "Hour after hour, in a sense, nothing has happened but everything has happened. It began when news percolated through the House of Commons in a rather unsettling way that The Queen was ill, that she was being looked after by her doctors but was comfortable.

"And a day after...I've said nothing has happened, but it has now, because I have to interrupt the programme to tell you that Buckingham Palace has confirmed that The Queen has died."

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