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BBC's Huw Edwards explains 'lack' of commentary for Queen's funeral broadcast

Huw Edwards informed viewers of a 'respectful' decision taken by the BBC to limit the amount of commentary of the Queen's funeral and the poignant processions leading up to it.

Popular newsreader Huw had the incredibly tough job of announcing Her Majesty's death to the nation on Thursday, September, with him looking saddened on camera as news came in just after 6.30pm that evening that Queen Elizabeth II had passed away at Balmoral, at the age of 96.

Huw was widely praised by BBC viewers for his handling of the sad events, which saw him on screen from early afternoon on the day of her death, after the broadcaster abandoned normal programming for the news, following the announcement that Her Majesty was under medical supervision.

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