During Thursday’s instalment of BBC Breakfast, presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty experienced an unexpected on-air hiccup that viewers did not miss.
BBC Breakfast fans were inadvertently given a rare behind-the-scenes look during the programme.
While the presenters were discussing a topic concerning children dealing with grief, a technical mishap occurred.
Charlie remarked: “The Prince of Wales has opened up to teenagers battling bereavement about the painful experience of his mother, the late Princess Diana, dying when he was just 15 years old.”
As the conversation turned to Prince William’s recent visit to a charity, the broadcast shifted to video clips of the Royal.
Nevertheless, due to a technical mishap during the voiceover detailing the charity’s initiatives, viewers suddenly saw Charlie and Naga welcoming their upcoming guests and standing up from their seats to greet them with handshakes.
They seemingly didn’t realise they were still broadcasting as they chatted with the oncoming guests. In the background, the narration about Prince William continued, and swiftly the feed was corrected. Although fleeting, this slip-up caught the attention of those watching.
Commenting on the error, one viewer said: “Someone oopsed there #BBCBreakfast saw the studio welcoming guests in the middle of a report! lol these things happen on live TV I guess! #blooper.”
Another chimed in, expressing amusement at the inadvertent sneak peek, adding: “Someone pressed the wrong buttons and it ended up being pretty wholesome view behind the scenes.”
One viewer wrote “Oops camera fail” Which prompted someone else to laugh: “#BBCBreakfast Is Apprentice Pete on the cameras this morning?”
Meanwhile, another person was left puzzled, asking: “Oh bl***y hellfire what happened then.”
Following the brief glitch that was swiftly sorted out, BBC Breakfast returned to the hosts in the studio. They were joined by guests including Sophie Cartwright of Child Bereavement UK, as well as two youths who had benefitted from the charity’s support following the death of their family members.
Rebecca, who had lost her father six years prior at the age of 11, shared how much the group meant to her. She said: “I had people to talk to. The practitioners and when I joined the group, there was a group of people around my age, some a little bit older and some a little bit younger. They had been through a similar experience.”
Daniel, also seated on the sofa, recounted his own story. He opened up to Naga and Charlie about losing his father to a heart attack just four days after the incident occurred when he was 12.
Daniel admitted struggling to communicate with relatives about his grief. He expressed gratitude for being introduced to Child Bereavement.
He commented: “I started speaking to a school councillor at my high school, and then they referred me. They were brilliant; they referred me to Child Bereavement.”
Daniel further explained how talking to someone outside his family circle and interacting with peers in comparable situations proved invaluable.
BBC Breakfast airs weekdays on BBC One starting at 6am.