Holly Willoughby sends 'we love you' message to ITV This Morning viewers after recent backlash
13.10.2022 - 11:59
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Holly Willoughby has sent a clear message to viewers of This Morning despite facing backlash in recent weeks. The presenter and her co-host Phillip Schofield came under fire last month when they were accused of 'queue jumping' to see the Queen lying in state.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the hosting duo returned to the ITV daytime show for a series of special shows paying tribute to the late monarch. Days before her state funeral, on September 19, hundreds of thousands of people queued for miles, and for hours, across London in order to file past the Queen's coffin as she was lying in state in Westminster Hall.
On September 16, Holly and Phillip were spotted inside the historic venue on the same day David Beckham was seen queuing for 12 hours with members of the public to pay his final respects to the Queen, who died aged 96 in Balmoral.
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The day after they were spotted, This Morning issued a statement on the programme’s Instagram account. It said: "Hello everyone, we would like to clarify something. We asked Phillip and Holly to be part of a film for this Tuesday’s programme. They did not jump the queue, have VIP access or file past the Queen lying in state – but instead were there in a professional capacity as part of the world’s media to report on the event."
Then, a couple of days later following the Queen's state funeral, the pair returned to screens and issued another explanation. Holly addressed the outrage in a video documenting the events of the last couple of weeks, from finding out the Queen had died right up until the late monarch's funeral. During the VT, the mum-of-three