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Sam Volpe

Good Morning Britain to air on Saturday for first time in ITV update after Queen's death

Good Morning Britain will make history on Saturday by airing on the weekend for the first time ever.

This comes as part of a schedule shake-up on ITV after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The network has been cancelling its scheduled programming this week to make way for rolling news coverage and tributes. Express.co.uk has reported the full details of all you need to know about Saturday's morning ITV schedule.

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II at 96, her family have been with her in Balmoral, Aberdeenshire. On Friday, the new King was among those to leave to travel south. He met the public for a walkabout outside of Buckingham Palace.

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On Saturday, Good Morning Britain will air showing tributes for the late monarch and sympathies to the new King.

The Saturday morning schedule is as follows:

Good Morning Britain - 6am to 9.30am

Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard will host the first show of the morning, and they have been wearing black out of respect for the late monarch.

ITV News: The Proclamation of the King - 9.30am to 12.30pm

ITV News will feature a special, extra-long programme as rolling news coverage continues throughout the morning.

ITV News bulletin - 12.30pm

Royal documentaries - 2.15pm to 5pm

Three specially made documentaries will fill the afternoon, with the first narrated by actress Nicola Walker. The special programme is called Our Queen, The People’s Stories.

Viewers can expect to hear many anecdotes from people from all walks of life as they recall their own experiences with the Queen. The emotional show will recall how her presence changed people's lives forever.

Following that, at 3.10pm, Julie Etchingham will narrate a documentary called The Queen in Her Own Words. The film documents some of the Queen's most iconic speeches, broadcasts and personal memoirs.

The show will be reminiscent of the Queen's Christmas messages from over the years, highlighting all the trials and tribulations of times gone by.

At 4.05pm, Queen and Country will air and the documentary is narrated by Alison Steadman. Her Majesty made her passion for the countryside known and one of her favourite activities was exploring the UK's green spaces.

Stories will be told through the perspectives of those in Scotland, Norfolk or Windsor who had the pleasure of meeting her. The rest of the schedule for Saturday evening is as follows:

ITV News - 5pm to 6pm; Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory - 6pm; The Masked Dancer - 6.50pm; The Voice UK - 8pm; Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - 9.10pm; ITV News - 10pm; Queen Elizabeth II - The Longest Reign - 10.45pm

This previously-aired documentary is presented by Jonathan Dimbleby. All of ITV's Saturday night gameshows were pre-recorded before the Queen's death.

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