[JACKLUFC1998]

CNN are crediting the Princess's video to "BBC Studios".

NBC did too. Don't know about other US broadcasters though.

[gottago]

I think ITV has handle this far better than last month.

Well mainly because they're not dealing with a huge regional technical meltdown that happened to occur hours before the royal announcement this time.

[Newshound47]

Well mainly because they're not dealing with a huge regional technical meltdown that happened to occur hours before the royal announcement this time.

What would have happened had there not been an announcement that day? Cancelled programmes?

[itsrobert]

Kind of impressed how quickly ITV News switched to ITV London considering it's in the same studio.

Just a guess but it's possible they pre-recorded the start of the programme to give them time to reposition cameras and changeover some of the production staff etc. Under normal circumstances they pre-record everything from the weather onwards at the end of the programme to achieve this. They call it the 'buffer'.

[AJB39]

This is happening simultaneously with something very serious in Moscow - many dead and injured in an apparent terrorist attack on a concert hall which seems to have been set on fire.

The BBC News Channel have just reported this news.

[oscillon]

The BBC News Channel have just reported this news.

It made its way even earlier, at 18:11 UKT o n News at Six.

CNN, from what I have seen, stays full time with the Catherine story.

[Andrew]

Chris Ship was outside Buckingham Palace at 6:10, he’s in the studio just after 6:30

Traffic must have been light!

[dvboy]

BBC News channel talking about respecting the Princess's privacy while showing last week's video of her shopping (with a great big The Sun watermark)

[London Lite]

In France:

BFMTV broke the news at 1759 GMT (1859 CET), with a live cross to London correspondent Laura Kalmus reporting from a road somewhere in North London rather than Buckingham Palace or Kensington Palace, then straight into Week-End 3D who are on full Royal mode.

Franceinfo broke the news at 1806 GMT after stories about France giving aid to Ukraine and the Israel/Hamas conflict.

LCI announced it on the flipper, but are concentrating on a shooting at a concert in Moscow.

CNEWS has it on the flipper as well, but the usual Face à de Villiers interview show on as normal.

[all new phil]

Just a guess but it's possible they pre-recorded the start of the programme to give them time to reposition cameras and changeover some of the production staff etc. Under normal circumstances they pre-record everything from the weather onwards at the end of the programme to achieve this. They call it the 'buffer'.

Julie made the announcement despite Charlene presenting the 6.30 programme. Looked to be from somewhere other than the normal set.