ITV's Loose Women was cut short on Tuesday in a listings shakeup after Ruth Langsford addressed viewers of the popular lunchtime show.
Ruth, 63, told those watching at home: "This is your Tuesday and it's nice to have your company [but] we are going to have to keep it short and sweet for you today.
"It's just a 30-minute show and we have a lot to pack in so we better get on with it."
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Loose Women normally airs for an hour each weekday, from 12.30pm. However, the panelists were hurried today as the news followed at 1pm.
This was to make way for coverage of the Royal Ascot festival, which will run from 1.30-6pm each day this week on ITV. The listings shakeup also means The Chase and Tipping Point will not be broadcast until Monday, June 26.
Royal Ascot is a prestigious event which takes place over five days in mid-June every year. Ascot was attended by the late Queen Elizabeth II, who only missed one of the events during her 70 year reign.
King Charles III is set to mirror his late mother's devotion and attend each day of the horse racing festival this year.
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