Holly Willoughby, Philip Schofield make big announcement after Queen's funeral queue controversy

Television presenters Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield said they would not quit the show "The Morning". Both of them said that they did not jump any queue during Queen Elizabeth II's funeral but were given media passes to attend the hall like any accredited broadcaster and reporter.

Holly Willoughby has been under a lot of heat since she has been accused of jumping queues, along with Philip Schofield, to view the deceased Queen laying in the state.

The public was outraged when both the presenting hosts seemed to cut lines when many of them stood for more than fourteen hours. Today, 42-year-old Holly Willoughby and 60-year-old Philip Schofield said they would not quit The Morning.

FAQs

What has been revealed about Holly Willoughby's quitting?
Sources have confirmed that Holly Willoughby will not be quitting The Morning. She's crushed due to all the negative attention she and her partner, Schofield, had gotten when all she wanted to do was work. No matter what happens, she will not resign.

Holly Willoughby has been a part of The Morning for more than ten years. The only way she is walking out of it is if all the viewers do not want to see her anymore. The sources revealed that the presenting duo has provided their side of the story and now hopes to move past this quickly.

The producers and the heads know how important Holly Willoughby is for the show and how many hits she could bring in. So, she is not leaving the show.

What did Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield say about these accusations?
The presenting duo came up today morning to talk about the allegations. They revealed that they did not jump in any queue but used their media passes to get an early entry as opposed to their fellow celebrities who stood in lines for several hours.

Today's This Morning episode opened with a montage of the Queen's death. It included a clip of the inside of the hall without Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield in the shot.

Willoughby went on to say that they received media passes to access Westminster Hall being journalists and broadcasters with the duty to show the Queen's death. It was so that they could report back to the citizens who could not attend the ceremony sitting at home.

They were supposed to be escorted around the room's edges and sent to the back of a platform. People waiting in line walked on the carpeted area beside the coffin, and time to pause and pay their respects.

None of their journalists was in the queue, nor did they cut any lines. She promised they would follow all the rules, but she understood how this situation might appear on the screen.

Fans' reaction to this:

Someone regarded this excuse as pathetic and said they needed a loophole to cut lines.
Some other users said these people are not broadcasters but talk show hosts.