BBC News viewers have issued the same complaint about the channel’s coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
During the latest episode of BBC Breakfast on Saturday (May 18), hosts Charlie Stayt and Nina Warhurst handed over the show to Newswatch presenter Samira Ahmed.
The segment shares viewers’ opinions on recent coverage of events aired by BBC News including the Duke of Sussex’s visit to the UK to attend a charity event in London.
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The BBC News coverage went on to present live coverage from Nigeria where Harry went to meet his wife. Their trip featured on several BBC News bulletins across the week, leaving some watching at home feeling annoyed.
Several viewers rushed to the BBC to complain and begged them so “stop” reporting on the couple. One disgruntled fan phoned in and said: “The Prince of Wales is on official duty today. Nothing on the headlines about him, but covering the ridiculous Meghan and Harry continuing privacy tour, it’s absolutely ridiculous. Please stop using our money on covering this pair, thank you.”
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Another raged: “He may be the son of the King, but they walked away. You don’t feature Princess Anne when she’s out working, or Prince Edward. Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, they’re rarely featured when they’re working. Why is it necessary to feature the Duke and Duchess of Sussex?”
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Responded to the claims, a spokesperson for the BBC said: “This week we covered King Charles handing over his Army Air Corps Role to Prince William, the unveiling of the King’s new portrait, the publication of previously unseen photographs of the Royal Family, the Queen’s visit to the Badminton horse trials and her decision not to buy new fur.”
“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are of interest to our audiences, particularly given that Prince Harry did not meet his father on his recent visit to London. We covered the trip to Nigeria as it was part of the 10 year anniversary of the Invictus Games, a competition for wounded service personel.”
BBC Breakfast airs daily on BBC one at 6am
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