Eamonn Holmes has reacted to criticism about Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby's coverage of the Queen's death.
ITV show This Morning insisted its presenters Phillip and Holly did not "jump the queue" for the Queen's lying in state and were there to report on the event as media. The pair have received criticism from some on social media after they appeared inside Westminster Hall on Friday without having taken part in the public queue.
Programme bosses said in a statement on Instagram that their hosting pair had attended to film a segment due to air during Tuesday's show. They 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.
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"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."
Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid, 51, said she had queued for seven hours and 20 minutes to see the lying in state, while David Beckham also joined the queue.
While This Morning, Holly and Phillip were trending on Twitter, former presenter Eamonn Holmes reacted on social media. On Twitter, he liked a user's response.
User @dougiebrimson said: "Thoughts are with the @thismorning writer currently slaving over a laptop desperately trying to come up with a convincing excuse for Phil Schofield and Holly Willoughby #queuejumping."
Eamonn liked Nicole Ramsamy's reply which read: "Does this mean we can have @EamonnHolmes and @RuthieeL back on @thismorning please?!"
Eamonn left ITV after 15 years in December 2021.
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