Martin Lewis returned to present Good Morning Britain on Wednesday (September 14) alongside host Susanna Reid. The ITV breakfast programme has been at the centre of coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's death ever since the tragic news broke on Thursday evening (September 8).
ITV revised its normal daytime schedule on Friday (September 9), with Good Morning Britain delivering a dedicated live broadcast hosted by Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard from 6am until 9am, followed by an extended ITV News Special. On Monday, the breakfast show ran for an extended period until 10am with coverage of King Charles III and tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
The TV programme returned today with host Ben Shephard replaced by Martin Lewis. Alongside Susanna, the MoneySavingExpert founder covered the latest news on the Queen lying in state as well as addressing and answering questions on the cost of living crisis and energy price cap.
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But Martin found himself rather emotional as clips of Princess Diana's funeral were aired on the programme.
Footage showed the royal family walking behind Diana's coffin after her tragic death in 1997 where she died from injuries sustained in a car crash in Paris.
Emotional scenes saw Prince Harry, who was just 12 years old at the time of his mother's passing, bowing his head as he followed the funeral car.
Fighting back tears Martin then opened up about his personal loss as he revealed he lost his own mother at the same age as Prince Harry.
Whilst the clip showed, Martin told viewers: "I mentioned this earlier and I wasn't going to say on air, but it resonates very powerfully with me as someone who lost his mother at the same age Harry was at the time, in a road accident."
Appearing choked up, Martin admitted: "I find it very difficult to watch. Thank goodness I wasn't forced to walk behind [the coffin], I didn't even go. It does bring back some, erm."
Composing himself, the financial journalist then told Susanna: "You carry on. We'll move on."
Supporting her co-host, Susanna then added: "I know Martin. I think, when events like this happen that are so public, they are very triggering of private grief. And we totally understand."
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