As a grim-faced Huw Edwards announced the Queen's death, viewers were shocked by what appeared to be happening in the newsroom over his shoulder.
Eagle-eyed viewers claim they could see BBC staff taking selfies against the bank of screens in the background as the news broke.
Critics slammed the overzealous staffers who appeared to be taking pictures as the Welsh journalist delivered news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on BBC One Thursday evening, after the monarch had been placed under medical supervision by doctors earlier in the day.