ITV has aired a special Sunday edition of Good Morning Britain following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Following the sad news of Her Majesty’s passing, television channels, including ITV, have majorly switched up their planned schedules to make way for ongoing news coverage and tributes.
Similarly, the schedule for Sunday (September 11) was altered as the Queen’s coffin travelled six hours from Balmoral to Edinburgh.
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GMB usually airs 6am until 9am Monday to Friday.
However, the show aired on both Saturday and Sunday to cover the latest news surrounding the grieving Royal Family.
Kate Garraway hosted the first-ever Sunday show alone and she chatted to different guests about the latest headlines.
Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard presented the first-ever Saturday episode the day before.
ITV viewers were left confused as they tuned into the breakfast show over the weekend.
Fans branded Saturday’s Good Morning Britain episode as “history” in the making.
One took to Twitter to muse: “So confused that #gmb was on today.”
Another put: “GMB on a Saturday This is history,” as a third remarked: “Strange watching #GMB on a Saturday morning.”
A fourth added: “Woke up so bloody confused as to what day it was with #GMB being on on a Saturday.”
While a fifth person wrote: “Weird seeing #GMB on a Saturday.”
On Friday, Good Morning Britain fans were left in floods of tears as Ben and Susanna presented a special tribute to the late Queen.
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An emotional Susanna introduced the show and told viewers: “A nation is in mourning as Britain’s longest reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II passes away at the age of 96, after 70 years on the throne.”
A sombre Ben said: “Her son King Charles III, said the loss of his beloved mother is a moment of great sadness for him and his family and that it will be deeply felt around the world.”
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Susanna continued: “Her Majesty’s death comes after the most significant periods of her reign in which she rallied the nation during the coronavirus pandemic, lost her beloved Prince Phillip and celebrated her Platinum Jubilee year.”
Ben added: “Such was her unparallel devotion to her duties, she personally welcomed the 15th Prime Minister of her reign just days before she died.”
Good Morning Britain airs weekdays on ITV at 6am
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