The chief executive of ITV, Dame Carolyn McCall has publicly spoken out in support of This Morning presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as the row over “queuegate” continues. Dame Carolyn hit back at claims the pair had skipped the queue to see the Queen lying in state, as she argued the popular duo had been “misrepresented” by continued speculation around the alleged incident. As a petition calling for the pair to be sacked from their roles on the show reached over 75,000 signatures, Carolyn confirmed that neither Holly nor Phil would lose their jobs as she praised them for their hard work in covering the news of the Queen’s death earlier this month.
Holly and Phil break silence over 'skipping queue' to Queen: 'We were given official permission'
20.09.2022 - 12:49 / ok.co.uk
This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield have broken their silence over the criticism they've faced since visiting the Queen's Lying-in-State at Westminster Hall. Phil, 60, and Holly, 41, have faced backlash after they were spotted walking past queuing mourners and paying their respects in a different line to the public, even leading to a petition to have the two presenters axed. ITV has since been forced to release a statement clarifying they were there in a professional capacity with "press accreditation", insisting: "They did not file past The Queen's coffin", adding: "Any allegations of improper behaviour are categorically untrue." Holly and Phillip appeared on Tuesday's This Morning after the show took a break so ITV could cover the Queen's funeral on 19 September.
They started the episode by addressing the backlash in a special segment covering the Queen's funeral and Lying-in-State, Holly said in a VT: "Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the hall. "It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK, who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person. "The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back, in contrast, those paying respect walked along a carpeted area besides the coffin and were given time to pause.
"None of the broadcasters and journalists there took anyone's place in the queue and no one filed past the Queen. We of course respected those rules. "However, we realise that it may have looked like something else...
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26.09.2022 / 19:07
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Eamonn Holmes has taken multiple swipes at Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield over recent weeks, after they were criticised for allegedly 'skipping' the queue at the Queen's lying-in-state. GB News star Eamonn, 62, has made his opinion on the matter known and has branded the This Morning presenters "liars" and "arrogant". As he presented GB News alongside his co-anchor Isobel Webster recently, Eamonn weighed in on the queueing scandal, saying: “I’ll tell you what’s strategic.
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23.09.2022 / 22:01
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It's been a remarkable week for Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, to say the least. The duo faced massive backlash after being accused of jumping the queue to see the Queen lying-in-state.
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23.09.2022 / 18:53
ITV deny Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield 'were booed for skipping queue to see Queen'
ITV have denied claims Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were heckled by crowds at Westminster Hall as they were filming a segment at the Queen’s lying-in-state last week. Joe Thompkins, 41, claimed he watched the This Morning presenting duo breeze past thousands of mourners who were waiting in line as queues to see her late majesty at Westminster Hall exceeded over five miles long.
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21.09.2022 / 16:33
Eamonn Holmes likes tweets calling for Holly and Phil to be sacked over queue jump row
Eamonn Holmes has taken a savage swipe at This Morning presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, amidst claims they skipped the queue at the Queen's lying-in-state. The former This Morning host has been liking posts on Twitter suggesting that the pair should be sacked from presenting the morning chat show.
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20.09.2022 / 14:05
ITV This Morning's Phil and Holly break silence after queue drama saying they 'understand'
This Morning's Holly Willoughby and Phillp Scofield say they went to see the Queen laying in state for everyone who "couldn't go".