BBC presenter Huw Edwards' voice appeared to break as the sun came out following the Queen's funeral.
The presenter has been anchoring the BBC's coverage of the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth throughout Monday, as the world paid tribute and said their final goodbyes to Britain's longest reigning monarch. As the funeral service ended at Westminster Abbey and the coffin was carried out of the building and onto the gun carriage.
As he spoke to explain to viewers tuning in from home what was happening, he seemed emotional and at one point, it appeared his voice broke as he shared that the sun had come out in London. As the BBC broadcasted pictures from the beginning of the procession, an emotional Huw explained to viewers what was going on.
He said: "Out into the sunshine, outside Westminster Abbey. The bearer party doing its work taking the Queen's coffin over to the state gun carriage of the Royal Navy ready for the procession through Central London.
"That magnificent wreath which bears a simply worded card from the King, saying 'In loving and devoted memory. Charles R'. The imperial state crown, the orb and sceptre, glinting and gleaming in the sunlight at the end of this funeral service."
It comes after Alastair Campbell shared how Huw had been preparing and practising for years to announce the Queen's death, which he had to do two Thursdays ago at around 6.30pm.
Taking to Twitter, he shared of Huw's preparations: "Huw Edwards told me a few months ago he had been preparing, practising and even rehearsing in front of his bathroom mirror for this moment for some time.
"He said too that the Queen’s death would be the biggest challenge to BBC News in its history. He did superbly. I am out of the 'country and have not seen much of the BBC coverage but he has been “absolutely brilliant”. Which should surprise nobody."
In his initial coverage of the sad passing of Her Majesty, Huw described it as a "seismic event".
"It's a seismic event, it's the longest reigning monarch in British history, who has left us at the age of 96," he said, "And it's not a surprise when someone of that age suffers ill health and eventually passes away but what is left of course is the reflection on what was achieved and the kind of life that was led, and the sense of duty and a sense of loyalty.
“As Nick Witchell was saying, the sense of humility, which seems rather bizarre to say for a monarch, as someone who had a sense of service to others. This was a theme that was repeated so often in the Queen's statements and at great milestones in her life."
