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Moment Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby walked past queue as pair deny pushing in
Holly Willougby, 41, and Phillip Schofield, 60, were seen being led past the regular queue of mourners to see the Queen's coffin at Westminster Hall last week.The presenters were seen walking behind This Morning boss Martin Frizzell and other members of the crew in a closed off area.In the clip, 41-year-old Holly was seen wearing a black dress and blazer with a mask over her face.Phillip, amongst his fellow male colleagues, opted for a smart black suit.The moment caused many to slam the pair on social media for what appeared to be queue jumping.After a lot of backlash, This Morning were forced to step in and comment.Kirstie Allsopp slams 'Meghan and Harry's treatment of Queen'They said in a statement: "Hello everyone, we would like to clarify something."We asked Phillip and Holly to be a part of a film for this Tuesday's programme."They did not jump the queue, have VIP access or file past the Queen lying in state, but instead, were there in a professional capacity as part of the world's media to report on the event."The presenting duo also issued a comment during a segment about the late monarch's funeral on Tuesday's show.Holly said in the VT: "Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the hall."It was strictly for the purpose of reporting on the event for millions of people in the UK, who haven't been able to visit Westminster in person."The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back, in contrast, those paying respect walked along a carpeted area besides the coffin and were given time to pause."She went on to say that no broadcasters or journalists took anyone's place in the queue and "no one filed past the
