Newsreader Huw Edwards has spoken out about veteran broadcaster David Dimbleby not being included on the BBC's presenting team for the upcoming coronation. Former Question Time host Dimbleby, 84, has played a central role in the BBC's political and royal coverage for several decades, while his father Richard Dimbleby provided TV commentary in Westminster Abbey during the Queen's coronation in 1953.
Last year he came out of retirement to cover the Queen's funeral procession, after he commentated on the Queen's Platinum Jubilee service at St Paul's Cathedral. Edwards, who will be providing commentary as the doors of Westminster Abbey open on May 6, told the Radio Times: "David Dimbleby is a gold-plated Rolls-Royce broadcaster.
"And I have so much to focus on I can't think about 'what ifs'. The big lesson in life is to do things your own way. Have the confidence to do it your way. That gives you authenticity."
