‘I was very moved’ David Dimbleby opens up on moment he knew Queen’s ‘reign was over’ | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

During Thursday’s instalment of The One Show, hosts Alex Jones and Ronan Keating welcomed guests Mark Owen, Shania Twain and David Dimbleby onto the sofa. With the veteran broadcaster covering the Queen’s committal at Windsor Castle earlier this week, he revealed how moved he was by the service.

At the start of September Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen had died at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96 years old.

Following her death, a series of processions and serves were held in her memory which started in Scotland and ended in Windsor.

On Monday 19 September, the Queen’s state funeral was first held at Westminster Abbey before her coffin was taken to Windsor as her final resting place.

David was one of a number of broadcasters who was covering the event for the BBC.

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Speaking about the build-up to the funeral on Monday, David shared that he had caught a glimpse of those taking part in the procession rehearsing beforehand.

He said: “I’d seen them on Saturday morning at five in the morning, at dawn.

“They all rehearsed, it was extraordinary, all of them! With the bands playing, the drums playing, the horses trotting around and went all the way up to the castle.”

David told the show that the BBC were involved three to four days before the funeral and had spent a lot of time talking to people about what was going to happen.