Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming as a ‘gatecrasher’ interrupted a tributes to Prince Philip on the show.
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh died on Friday last week in the early hours of the morning at Windsor Castle at the age of 99.
On Friday morning’s instalment of the ITV breakfast show, ITV Royal Editor Chris Ship was speaking to the presenters in the studio about the plans for the late Duke’s funeral.
However, as he spoke of the funeral service plans, a man appeared in the background and took the opportunity to promote his own disco website by holding up a cardboard sign.
Considering the sensitive nature of what Ship was discussing, viewers at home were irritated by the unexpected cameo.
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Naturally, those who felt unhappy with the moment took to Twitter to share their annoyance.
One Good Morning Britain viewer penned: “Who’s this knobber in the background at Windsor Castle [face-palm emoji] #GMB “.
Another Twitter user wrote: “What was on that sign the fella was holding up by Chris Ship [side-eye emoji] #GMB “.
Meanwhile, one person humorously remarked: “Is that Jeff Lynne in the background? #gmb “.
Finally, another GMB viewer penned: “Who’s the disrespectful wig wearing prat advertising his disco thing behind the reporter on @GMB whilst they discuss #HRHPrincePhilip funeral plans and his life .. #ShameOnYou “.
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The funeral for Prince Philip will take place at Windsor Castle on Saturday, with the ceremony beginning at 2.45pm.
Only 30 guests will be in attendance at the event due to Covid-19 restrictions.
These consist primarily of Royal Family members, including The Queen herself, hers and the Duke’s four children and their spouses including Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.
The Duke’s grandchildren and their spouses will also attend, including Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex will attend but without his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, who will be absent due to medical reasons and remains in their home in the US.
Other members of the House of Windsor, along with relatives of Philip’s from European royalty will also attend, as well as family friend Penny Knatchubull, Countess Mountbatten of Burma.
*Good Morning Britain airs on weekday mornings from 6am on ITV, with previous episodes available on ITV Hub.
*Prince Philip – A Royal Funeral airs on ITV from 1.15pm on Saturday.
Originally from https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/good-morning-britain-gatecrasher-interrupts-23926486