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Kate Lally

BBC Kirsty Young makes comeback for Queen's funeral despite battling 'relentless pain'

BBC presenter Kirsty Young has come out of retirement to pay her respects to the late Queen Elizabeth II ahead of her being laid to rest on Monday evening.

Kirsty joined Alan Titchmarsh on the BBC’s coverage of the Queen's funeral to discuss their experiences and memories with Her Majesty. Kirsty, 53, also appeared on the Beeb earlier this year amid the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.

Her appearance in June was first time the star has worked since taking a break in 2018 after dealing with ‘severe and relentless’ pain due to her rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. Describing the pain she was experiencing, she said it became so bad that she couldn’t even lift a water bottle.

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