Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby drew criticism after being spotted by people who were filing past the coffin.
ITV presenters Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby were seen in Westminster Hall on Friday
There was outrage from some who believed the hosts of ITV's This Morning programme had somehow managed to jump the queue on Friday, while others contrasted it with David Beckham queuing for hours. "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."A parliamentary source told the BBC the pair had been given media accreditation to cover the Queen's lying-in-state as journalists.
Accredited journalists and photographers are then allowed to take photographs and gather reporting material from specific positions in the hall for a set time period, under the guidance from the media centre. In contrast, members of the public walk along a carpeted area on either side of the coffin and are given time to pause and pay their respects.
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