BBC Breakfast thrown into major format shake-up as Sally Nugent presents solo

BBC Breakfast viewers have slammed 'dull' Charlie Stayt - as they moaned they'd had to 'switch off' over his interviews. Charlie, 60, was broadcasting live from the banks of the River Thames in London today as the show covered the huge queues of people patiently waiting to go and see the Queen lying in state.

NAGA Munchetty was nowhere to be seen during this morning's BBC Breakfast show - just days after she was branded "rude" by viewers. The BBC's hit morning programme has already gone through several format changes this week following the Queen's death. During the Queen's final journey from Balmoral and her subsequent lying in state, the broadcaster has seen several of its presenters ditch the Salford studio.

BBC viewers thought King Charles III had taken a minute out of his busy day as the new monarch to have a chat with Charlie Stayt on BBC Breakfast.Viewers were left rather distracted on Thursday morning (September 15) as they thought one bloke, a war veteran, looked remarkably like the new king.READ MORE:BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent and Jon Kay both missing from studio in ongoing shake-upSome fans had to look twice at the man on their screens, and one thought he could rake in some cash if he wanted a future career as a Charles lookalike.Presenter Charlie Stayt had ditched the Salford studio to appear at Westminster and chat to people queuing up to see Her late Majesty inside Westminster Cathedral.Thursday marked the first full day of Her late Majesty's lying in state at Westminster - after she made her final journey from Balmoral to London.He managed to secure a chat with a well-spoken elderly gentleman dressed in a green coat who bared a striking resemblance to Charles.When Charlie asked why he'd come to visit the Queen, Charles' mother, he said: "Well I was in the army for 36 years and the Queen was the Queen, and it's the only way you can pay her respects for all those years that she gave to the nation."It seems he doesn't live at Buckingham Palace, though, because he told Charlie he'd come from Surrey when asked if he'd come far to visit the Queen's coffin.Viewers rushed to comment as they pointed out how similar they thought he looked to Charles.One wrote: "Thought he was talking to the King at first glance" before another admitted: "Yes as he approached I did a double about."A third said: "This gent looked very much like Charles."A fourth suggested: "This chap has a future career as a King Charles impersonator in

READ MORE: BBC viewers shock as Sally Nugent says stop bringing Paddington bears and sandwiches Earlier this week, Jon Kay travelled to Edinburgh and Sally appeared from Buckingham Palace as crowds queued to visit the Queen's coffin and bid their monarch farewell.But it seems viewers had to adapt to another switch-up on Thursday as Naga was nowhere to be seen on their TV screens.Instead, it was Nina Warhurst who stepped in to replace as her in the studio, and Charlie had left the studio to appear from Westminster.BBC's Breakfast correspondent John Maguire appeared from Carriage Gates, so he was also on hand to help Charlie.Opening the show before the sun rose, Charlie said: "Thousands of people queue through the night to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II as she lies in state in Westminster Hall."Viewers were then shown pictures of huge crowds queuing over a London bridge to pay their respects to Her late Majesty.Charlie continued: "These are pictures of the queue which is currently around two miles long. Stretching down along the South Bank of the River Thames."This is a live TV story and is being constantly updated.

BBC Breakfast viewers spotted one of the show’s presenters break royal protocol on Wednesday as they decided not to wear a black suit and tie. Black uniform has been required as the outfit among TV hosts across the UK following the Queen’s death, as the country has entered a national period of mourning for 10 days. Correspondent Tim Muffett opted out of that rule as he appeared wearing a grey blazer and blue tie, while interviewing mourning fans of the Queen on BBC Breakfast.

K.J. Yossman Last Thursday evening (Sept. 8), “Operation London Bridge” – the codename for the British government’s longstanding arrangements surrounding Queen Elizabeth II’s death – swung into motion as the U.K.’s longest-serving monarch, who recently celebrated a record-breaking 70 years on the throne, drew her last breaths at Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands. For global news outlets, this was also a moment many had spent decades preparing for. “I’ve literally been thinking about this for many, many years,” said ABC News’ senior executive producer for special events, Marc Burstein. Similarly Chris Shaw, editorial director at U.K. broadcaster ITN News, told Variety that over 35 years he has rehearsed the Queen’s death “several times each decade.”

BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent and Jon Kay were both missing from the studio again during a major format change.The BBC presenters are normally seen in the Salford studio together, but they ditched the red sofa for the second time this week on Tuesday morning (September 13).On Monday, the hosts traveled to separate parts of the UK to provide special coverage of the Queen's death, after the monarch passed away aged 96 at her Balmoral estate last Thursday (September 8).READ MORE: BBC viewers shock as Sally Nugent says stop bringing Paddington bears and sandwichesJon, 52, had appeared live from Edinburgh to mark the arrival of the Queen's coffin from Balmoral, whilst Sally anchored the show from Buckingham Palace in London.But the studio shake-up hadn't changed on Tuesday as Jon was back in Edinburgh on Tuesday and Sally was still in Buckingham Palace.Jon was stood in front of St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, where the Queen's coffin was placed to rest for 24 hours for members of the public to pay their respects.Viewers were shown a live shot of mourners queuing up to enter the Edinburgh cathedral to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II after braving the cold and queuing through the night.Opening the show, Jon said: "Good morning, welcome to Tuesday's programme, and it's an extraordinary sight isn't it? The people you're seeing now have queued for hours.

King and the new Prime Minister was actually a strict breach of major protocol, according to an expert.After he returned on Friday from being at his mother's side in Balmoral, King Charles had a meeting with Liz Truss in which she gripped his arm.In their meeting, she expressed her 'very, very sincere condolences' and the King confided that his mother's death had been 'the moment I've been dreading'.READ MORE: Queen's funeral is 'biggest ever anti-terror op' with snipers on roof and SAS on standbyAnd whilst the 'human moment,' as Downing Street called it, was apparently welcomed by the King - it was actually a breach of the rules, according to Royal biographer and historian Hugo Vickers.He told the Mail on Sunday: "On a very strict interpretation of Royal protocol rules, the PM should not have held the King's arm in this way."The rules are that you leave it to the King to do the arm touching. The Royal Family is supposed to initiate the contact.

BBC presenter left fans bewildered after sharing insight into Queen Elizabeth II's famous skit with Paddington Bear.The skit saw the Queen and Paddington have a tea party as he wished her a "lovely Jubilee" as she celebrated her 70th year on the throne.READ MORE: BBC viewers shock as Sally Nugent says stop bringing Paddington bears and sandwiches It saw Her Majesty and Paddington pull out their respective Marmalade sandwiches as Paddington said: "Thank you... for everything", before wrapping up the skit as the Jubilee aired on TV.The clip, which already has 9.5million views on YouTube, was discussed on BBC on Sunday afternoon - and the reporter shared his insight into the popular skit.As they discussed Paddington on air, he said: "Can I just add something about the Paddington Bear skit that we've all seen."We should remember that she acted that in an empty space! It wasn't the real Paddington there, even though it looked like it."She acted out what she would say to Paddington and then the CGI experts went in and animated a Paddington image for her!"Shortly after it was aired the clip circulated on Twitter with viewers acting completely bewildered to hear the news.One user shared the clip writing: "Hang on WHAT??", as someone responded: "Paddington isn't real?!?!"A third said: "Paddington wasn't really there?! Shocking!"Another wrote: "Genuinely until BBC News explained it, I actually thought that The Queen performed her Paddington sketch with a real life bear.

BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent and Jon Kay BOTH ditched the studio in a major format shake-up. Last week, the presenters were not in the studio together as Jon presented live from Downing Street to cover Liz Truss's appointment as the new Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister. Today, following the death of The Queen last Thursday, neither of them were on the BBC Breakfast sofa in Salford.

READ MORE:BBC Breakfast's Sally Nugent leaves studio with Jon Kay in major format shake upRoyal fans will remember the Queen's iconic Platinum Jubilee sketch with Paddington Bear earlier this year which saw the pair have afternoon tea.The video sketch saw Paddington drink all the tea before offering Her Majesty a marmalade sandwich, famously his favourite snack.But the Queen hilariously replied that she always keeps a marmalade sandwich in her handbag "for later".It was BBC Breakfast host Sally Nugent who passed on the sandwich plea from Royal Parks.Appearing live from Buckingham Palace, she said: "I just want to bring you a little bit of advice that's come from the Royal Parks this morning.

King Charles III will use Clarence House as his home for the time being, with major building work at Buckingham Palace yet to be completed, it has been confirmed. Buckingham Palace is regarded as Monarchy HQ and Charles III has already held a series of audiences with Prime Minister Liz Truss, cabinet ministers and Realm High Commissioners at the famous London landmark. The £369 million reservicing programme at the historic building is spanning 10 years, and includes updating the electrical cabling, plumbing and heating.

Sally Nugent and Jon Kay left the studio to host a special edition of BBC Breakfast this week following the Queen's death.The presenters normally host the BBC One morning show from the famous red sofa at the BBC's MediaCity studio in Salford.However, the pair were forced to ditch the comfort of the studio on Monday morning (September 12) as they were tasked with a special programme that paid tribute to the Queen.READ MORE:BBC Breakfast's Naga and Charlie divide viewers with special tribute to QueenIt comes after Queen Elizabeth II passed away "peacefully" aged 96 at her Balmoral estate in Scotland on Thursday (September 8).Instead, Jon appeared live from Edinburgh to kick off the show at 6am as the city became the first place that members of the public could view the Queen's coffin.He was a fair way from co-host Sally who fronted the show from outside Buckingham Palace, but both wore black outfits out of respect for the monarch.The Queen's coffin left Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire on Sunday and completed a six-hour journey to the city, a whopping 175-mile trip.Monday saw the procession move from the Palace of Holyroodhouse to St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh where the coffin will rest for 24 hours, so people could pay their respects.The next day, the Queen's coffin will make the journey to Edinburgh Airport before being flown to RAF Northolt and Buckingham Palace.Mourners can then attend the Queen's lying-in-state, which will occur at the Palace of Westminster from 5pm on Wednesday until Monday (September 19), the day of the Queen's funeral.The last royal to lie in state was the Queen Mother in 2002, when more than 200,000 people came to view the coffin.The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle said it would be "an opportunity

King Charles will be proclaimed sovereign in a historic ceremony today (September 10) following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

ITV and Indigo Television have decided to reschedule this year’s National Television Awards to respect the UK’s period of national mourning.

Former Prime Minister Theresa May had MPs in hysterics when she shared a story of the time she dropped some cheese in front of the Queen. May paid tribute to the late monarch in the House of Commons on Friday (September 9).

K.J. Yossman News that doctors were “concerned” about Queen Elizabeth II’s health on Thursday lunchtime threw long-planned U.K. broadcast schedules into disarray almost immediately – and the disruptions will likely continue for weeks. The statement from Buckingham Palace, issued at 12.30pm local time, was unprecedented and experienced broadcasters immediately realized the situation was serious. U.K. Parliament had been informed about 10 minutes earlier, with Prime Minister Liz Truss and leader of the opposition Keir Starmer discreetly passed notes detailing the situation in the House of Commons. BBC One was the first network to break programming some 10 minutes after the statement was published. An episode of “Bargain Hunt” – a long-running series which sees two teams competing to cheaply source antiques and flip them for a profit – was interrupted by BBC newsreader Joanna Gosling, who said: “Welcome to viewers on BBC One. We have had news from Buckingham Palace that the Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral.”

A television service of remembrance for the Queen, who died on Thursday aged 96, will take place at St Paul's Cathedral tonight and it is anticipated millions of Brits will tune. The BBC will broadcast the poignant service at 6pm this evening. It's thought that King Charles's first speech to the nation will be played inside the cathedral if the timing of the two coincide.

British ratings body Overnights.tv has said 33 million people tuned into the country’s news channels yesterday, as the public pressed for news about the health of Queen Elizabeth II. The new monarch, King Charles III, will make his first public address at 6pm today, almost 24 hours after the news of his mother’s passing was confirmed.