The BBC has outlined its plans to cover Queen Elizabeth II's funeral on Monday, with Huw Edwards, the newsreader who broke the sad news of her death to millions of viewers at home, one of the hosts.
Popular broadcaster Huw had been on air for more than five hours when at, just after 6.30pm on Thursday, September 8, he interrupted ongoing updates on the Queen's health, to announce that she had passed away at Balmoral, at the age of 96. All programmes were shelved on BBC One from lunchtime on Thursday, after it was revealed that Her Majesty was under medical supervision and Huw looked visibly moved as he read a statement out from Buckingham Palace to confirm her passing.
Huw has been an almost constant presence on screen ever since, as the BBC has devoted substantial airtime to events that have followed the Queen's death, including the proclamation of Prince Charles, Her Majesty's journey home to Buckingham Palace and the moving service at Westminster Hall on Wednesday, before members of the public started to file in to pay their respects.
