ITV 'makes mess' of Queen's Platinum Jubilee as 'animal cruelty' concerns raised

dailystar.co.uk:

ITV viewers are dubbing footage of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee “awful” after voicing concern for the horses used during the show.Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham hosted the spectacular show in front of a live audience of 4,000 on Sunday night with millions of viewers tuning live across the nation.Viewers were treated to dozens of spectacular displays from performers across the world, welcoming famous faces as they paid to pay tribute to The Queen’s remarkable 70 years as our monarch.While viewers enjoyed singing performances as well as drummers and dancers, it was the performances with the horses which sparked concern from viewers watching at home.As well as controversy that the show was in fact pre-recorded instead of broadcast live.One viewer tweeted: “Cruel to the horses.

I’m switching over. #QueensJubilee.”A second said: “Not keen on seeing horses be made to lie down like that. #queensjubilee.”Another blasted: “Why couldn’t ITV show this live on the actual nights it happened?

Instead of the shoddy edited version on one night. #queensjubilee.”While a fourth commented: “Had been looking forward to this but what a disappointment.

Its messy and boring quite frankly #queensjubilee.”Fans became skeptical the even was actually after the show continually took breaks for advertisements.One person ranted: "#itv is the Jubilee live…or is it not - too many adverts and too much commentary."Another questioned: "I'm confused.