Omid Scobie has admitted that he was among a "small group of journalists" who skipped the queue at the late Queen's lying-in-state.
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her coffin was laid in Westminster Hall, with members of the public queuing for hours to pay their respects.
Controversy was then sparked when This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby appeared to jump the queue when they entered the hall.
At the time the pair, who have both since left the show, released an on-air statement, with Holly telling viewers: "Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the hall." He statement continued: "The rules were that we would be quickly escorted around the edges to a platform at the back.
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