Disgraced former BBC presenter Huw Edwards won’t be stripped of main honours for his function as a presenter of royal occasions after he pleaded responsible to creating offensive photos of youngsters.
Bafta, the Royal Tv Society (RTS) and the Tv and Radio Industries Membership (Tric) have determined to not withdraw awards for BBC protection of historic moments such because the Queen's funeral.
In accordance with Deadline, the three organizations determined that the award would primarily acknowledge the work of the whole manufacturing crew, fairly than the presentation expertise of the 62-year-old Edwards.
Nevertheless, it was stated that BAFTA has not but decided on seven particular person awards given to Edwards, who’s initially from Wales, by the Welsh department of the Bafta Cymru Awards.
A Bafta spokesperson advised Metro.co.uk: 'Like everybody within the business and the nation, we have been shocked by the information. Given the seriousness of this horrific crime, we’re investigating.'
Edwards' BBC broadcasts, who has received a BAFTA, embrace the marriage of Princess Kate and Prince William in 2011.
Edwards didn’t win a person RTS award, however the BBC did win the Dwell Occasion award for the Queen's funeral, which might be retained.
A spokesperson advised Metro.co.uk: 'Our Dwell Occasion class for the RTS Programme Awards is offered to a programme as a complete and the crew behind it. We are going to subsequently not be reviewing or withdrawing this award from 2023.'
A spokesperson for Tric advised Deadline: 'The BBC Occasions crew received the TRIC Award for reside occasion protection of the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II [in 2023]. On the day Huw Edwards spoke on behalf of the crew to simply accept the award.
It comes after experiences that the BBC is to edit and dub a Physician Who episode starring Edwards, which has been faraway from iPlayer.
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Within the 2006 episode Worry Her, his voice was heard as a information commentator and it’s rumoured that BBC bosses will substitute him with an actor.
A supply advised the Mirror: 'It will likely be troublesome for the BBC to take away Huw from the information occasions he has lined, however the Physician Who episode must be clear.'
It’s not but confirmed what is going to occur to the remaining footage and information experiences wherein Edwards performed the lead function, in addition to an look in Would I Lie To You and a Christmas duet with Sir Tom Jones in 2013.
In accordance with MailOnline, an insider advised The Occasions: 'The bulletins might be filled with archive footage of him, which is clearly uncomfortable.
“There’ll nonetheless be discussions concerning the archive, however nobody anticipated him to plead responsible at present. In order that essential challenge continues to be unresolved.”
In a press release after Edwards pleaded responsible, the BBC stated: 'In November 2023, whereas Mr Edwards was suspended, the BBC, as his employer on the time, was knowledgeable in confidence that he had been arrested on suspicion of significant offences and had been launched on bail whereas police continued their investigation.
'No fees had been introduced in opposition to Mr Edwards on the time and the BBC was additionally conscious of the numerous danger to his well being.'
The company added: 'The BBC is shocked by the small print which have emerged in court docket at present. There is no such thing as a place for such appalling behaviour and our ideas are with all these affected.
'Right now we’ve got taken notice of the end result of the police trial, as set out intimately within the paperwork submitted to the court docket.
'If Mr Edwards had been charged at any time throughout his employment with the BBC, the BBC would have determined that they’d dismiss him instantly. Finally, on the time of the cost, he was now not an worker of the BBC.
'Throughout this era the BBC has, as is customary, saved the company administration of those points separate from its unbiased editorial features.'
Final month, Edwards pleaded responsible in a London court docket to a few offences: making indecent photos of youngsters between December 2020 and April 2021.
The kid abuse supplies despatched to Edwards by 25-year-old convicted paedophile Alex Williams included seven Class A supplies (essentially the most severe), twelve Class B supplies and 22 Class C supplies.
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Of the class A photos, the estimated age of many of the youngsters was estimated to be 13 to fifteen years outdated, however one youngster was between seven and 9 years outdated, the court docket was advised.
His responsible plea adopted a 12 months of Edwards making headlines, starting when he was named because the presenter on the centre of a scandal over funds to a youngster for sexually specific photos.
Earlier than Edwards stepped down on medical recommendation in April, he was the broadcaster's highest-paid newsreader, with a pay scale of between £475,000 and £479,999 for the 12 months 2023/24, in keeping with the BBC's newest annual report.
Metro.co.uk has contacted RTS, Tric and Bafta for remark.
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