The BBC was tonight forced to create an online complaints form after it came under fire for providing 'too much TV coverage' of news of the Duke of Edinburgh's death today aged 99. The broadcaster cancelled its scheduled programming across BBC One, BBC Two and the News channel to air specials about Prince Philip, who passed away 'peacefully' this morning at Windsor Castle. In the complaints tab of its website, the corporation said: 'We're receiving complaints about too much TV coverage of the death of HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. I'd bet Prince Philip would not have approved of such a fuss!' An hour later, Julie Etchingham and Phillip Schofield hosted a live programme called Prince Philip, Fondly Remembered, where the presenters talked to those who knew him about his personality and his passions.

Source: The Nation April 09, 2021 22:04 UTC