Mishal Husain is tipped to be the new face of flagship Royal events for the BBC ... trends now
Mishal Husain, one of the presenters of Radio 4's Today programme, is the frontrunner to replace Huw Edwards as the face of the BBC's Royal events, The Mail on Sunday has been told.
Sources said that the 51-year-old – who was chosen to conduct Harry and Meghan's engagement interview – has been rehearsing for major national occasions, such as the next Coronation.
Edwards, 62, who was the BBC's highest-earning newsreader, was suspended in July last year over a claim that he had paid £35,000 to a young person, who was 17 when the alleged relationship began, in exchange for sexually explicit images.
The youngster's mother contacted a tabloid newspaper with her claims once her attempts to speak to the BBC failed.
The Corporation recently apologised to the young person's family after a review found it had mishandled their complaint.
Mishal Husain, one of the presenters of Radio 4's Today programme, is the frontrunner to replace Huw Edwards as the face of the BBC 's Royal events, The Mail on Sunday has been told
In a statement, the mother said that the family had 'suffered immense pain'.
'If the BBC had handled the complaint properly, we would have not had to go through this hell,' she said. 'We have been ripped apart as a family.'
Edwards, who also fronted the BBC's Election night show, has not appeared on TV since his suspension and is not expected to return to the Corporation.
Last night a BBC source said that 'no decision' had been taken over who will present its coverage of Royal events, adding: 'As you'd expect, we regularly rehearse various news scenarios, and Mishal's been one of the many presenters who's participated in rehearsals. There's no more to it than that.'
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