Friday 9 September 2022 05:04 PM Huw Edwards 'practised announcing the death of the Queen in the bathroom mirror' trends now
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BBC News broadcaster Huw Edwards is said to have been practicing the announcement of the death of the Queen in the bathroom mirror' for 'some time'.
The public service broadcaster had a total of 9.83million people tuned into BBC One at 6.30pm when the death of Queen Elizabeth II was officially announced.
Huw Edwards had anchored most of the day's coverage on Thursday after Buckingham Palace released a statement to say doctors were 'concerned' for Her Majesty's health, with senior royals seen rushing to Balmoral to be at her bedside.
Now it has been revealed that Huw Edwards had been reportedly preparing for this moment by 'rehearsing in front of his bathroom mirror for some time'.
The 61-year-old news presenter announced the news solemnly, looking into the camera to repeat Buckingham Palace's statement twice.
BBC News broadcaster Huw Edwards (pictured during yesterday's coverage) had been 'preparing, practising and rehearsing in front of his bathroom mirror' for the Queen's death announcement
The public service broadcaster had a total of 9.83million people tuned into BBC One at 6.30pm when the death of Queen Elizabeth II (pictured just two days before she died) was officially announced
Alistair Campbell, the former spokesperson for ex PM Tony Blair, wrote about a conversation he had with the BBC newsreader a few months prior to yesterday's historical announcement.
He said: '[Huw Edwards] told me a few months ago he had been preparing, practising and even
