'They did nothing wrong... But foolish of them to not think that people would be annoyed.”
Appearing as a guest on Nihal Arthanayake’s BBC Radio 5 Live programme, chat show host Graham defended Holly and Phillip, but admitted it was “foolish of them to not think that people would be annoyed”.Discussing the topic of optics and PR, Graham said: “For instance, recently Phil and Holly and the queue. So as far as I’m concerned they did nothing wrong.“There was a two-tier system. You could queue jump. Now, I got offered a queue jump ticket by a friend of mine.
“So I suppose what Phil and Holly got wrong was they thought people wouldn’t care. I guess that’s their crime.” Following a significant backlash, Holly insisted that she and Phillip had “respected” the rules in place but “realise that it may have looked like something else” and therefore “totally understand the reaction”.Speaking in a pre-recorded voice-over for their report from Westminster Hall, she explained last Tuesday: “Like hundreds of accredited broadcasters and journalists, we were given official permission to access the hall.
“None of the broadcasters and journalists there took anyone’s place in the queue, and no-one filed past the Queen.”
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