Nicholas Witchell broke down on-air (Image: BBC )
Viewers of BBC News took to Twitter to express their concern for Mr Witchell as he struggled to find his words during live two about the royal baby. The BBC stalwart, who has covered the Royal Family for years, asked for time to "collect my thoughts" during a piece to camera outside Buckingham Palace marking the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's son, before giving up altogether. Paul Royall, the BBC News at Ten editor, later said Mr Witchell was "lost for words" and moved to allay concerns about his health.
He said: "For those asking about Nick Witchell, he's absolutely fine.
"Highly unusually for Nick he lost his train of thought and decided to hand back to the studio.
"This can happen sometimes even to the most
