Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox BBC has been forced to respond after receiving complaints for dropping the MasterChef final for coverage of Prince Philip's death.
It was confirmed on Thursday that the corporation's coverage of the death of the Duke of Edinburgh last Friday has drawn 110,000 complaints to date.
The MasterChef 2021 final and BBC soap EastEnders were among the high profile shows cancelled following the news Prince Philip had died at Windsor Castle, aged 99.
The BBC set up a special complaints page after admitting to receiving messages complaining about "too much" coverage. They responded by saying changes to its programming schedule do not take place "without careful
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