The BBC received over 110,000 complaints about the coverage of Prince Philip’s death, a record of public dissatisfaction with the British broadcaster.
The British were not kind to the BBC to revise its schedule in favor of tribute to Queen Elizabeth II’s longtime consort, the Washington Post reported.
Postponing the finale of “MasterChef” and pulling shows like “EastEnders” and “Gardeners’ World” in the wake of Prince Philip’s death sparked such outrage that the broadcaster built a temporary webpage specifically for the complaints. .
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“We are proud of our coverage and the role we play during moments of national importance,” the BBC said in a statement.
The brand broke the previous record of 63,000 complaints in 2005 about the BBC’s broadcast of “Jerry Springer: The Musical”.
Some complaints were about the broadcaster broadcasting identical coverage of Prince Philip’s death on multiple channels.
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Former BBC news anchor Simon McCoy was among the irritated residents, according to The Sun newspaper.
“BBC1 and BBC2 show the same thing. And probably the news channel too. Why?” he tweeted. ‘I know this is a big event. But the audience deserves a choice of programming, doesn’t it? ‘
Philip married then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947 and is the longest-serving royal consort in British history. He and the queen have four children, eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
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Philip was a former naval officer and an avid polo player. He enjoyed robust health into old age, but had several health problems in recent years.
Fox News’ Melissa Roberto and Stephanie Nolasco contributed to this report.