Holly and Phil were ‘not on the list’ to see Queen as disabled mum 'ushered out of way'
express.co.ukHolly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield’s names were not on the list to see Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as press members, according to sources.The pair came under fire last week after being accused of jumping the queue to see the Queen lying in state.The presenters and ITV have since explained they held press accreditation as they were went to Westminster Hall for work.But now a source involved in the press list has claimed that Holly and Phil’s names were not actually on the press accreditation list.They explained there had been some “hoo-ha” before the two broadcasters could be ushered into the press pen.The source said: “When they got there, their names weren't on the list so there were some discussions and – after some back and forth – Phil and Holly were given access and they were ushered through.“The whole thing caused a bit of a hoo-ha,” the insider added to The Mail on Sunday.Separate sources claimed a woman in a wheelchair was “ushered away” while Holly and Phil “dodged” the queue.The family of a woman in a wheelchair claimed she was "moved aside to make way for the pair" as the pair arrived at Westminster Hall.Mia Froggatt took to Twitter, in a now-deleted tweet, to describe the alleged situation that sparked national outrage.Sharing a picture of Phil and Holly, Mia wrote: “This is a photo taken by my sister's husband yesterday after he had queued with my sister, their ten-year-old daughter and my disabled mum for 13+ hours."My mum was ushered out of @hollywills and @schofe way so they could #queuejumpers without even a thanks #schofieldgate #queuejumping."Holly defended herself and her co-star from the backlash as she addressed the accusations during a recent episode of This Morning.She said: “The rules were.
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