Huw Edwards’ comments on David Beckham have quickly been picked up by the Twittersphere
September 19, 2022 - 09:21 BST Emmy Griffiths Huw Edwards’ comments on David Beckham attending the Queen’s lying in state have going viral on Twitter, with many enjoying the BBC presenter’s comments on the retired footballer. David waited in the queue for several hours to pay his respects to Her Majesty, with Huw explaining: “There have been quite a few familiar faces in the queue for the lying in state as Westminster Hall.“We did see a certain David Beckham there on Friday.
Others were quick to mention other stars who waited in the queue, including Tilda Swinton, Dame Kelly Holmes and Daniel Mays.Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield received backlash after a photo of them paying their respects without waiting in the queue went viral. However, a spokesperson for This Morning confirmed that the pair were there in their capacity as journalists, saying:"Hello everyone, we would like to clarify something.
"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."In the days since lying in state began, the queue has swelled in size and at one time reached a wait time of at least 24 hours, according to the official queue tracker, before dropping down to 13.5 hours on Saturday evening. The queue has finally closed ahead of the monarch's funeral.
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