BBC fans all make same complaint about Nicky Campbell presenting historic event

Nicky Campbell is fronting the BBC’s coverage of the historic King’s Speech, as King Charles makes his first appearance at The State Opening of Parliament.

However, some Royal fans were left unconvinced by the presenter’s hosting skills.

Viewers took to X (formerly known as Twitter) to speak out on BBC Radio presenter Nicky being given a new role as commentator.

One person asked: “Where are the usual commentators on Royal events ? Nicky Campbell making a lot of mistakes , nerves I expect but so not like the BBC who are usually the most professional & slick presenters.”

Another slammed the host, writing: “Dear me, Nicky Campbell is b****y awful on this morning’s State Opening of Parliament broadcast! #StateOpening.”

A third viewer suggested BBC News presenter Clive Myrie could have been a better choice of host for the momentous broadcast, or royal correspondent for BBC News, Nicholas Witchell.

“@BBCOne Watching the State Opening of Parliament. You need a different presenter than Nicky Campbell, he doesn’t have the gravitas for this kind of thing. Clive Myrie or Nicolas Witchell would be a better choice,” they argued.

“Oh no. The verbose, self-satisfied Nicky Campbell in charge of the @BBC coverage of the State Opening of Parliament,” a fourth fan tweeted.

However, others were quick to praise the 5 Live host for his job on such an important occasion.

One fan tweeted: “Nicky Campbell doing a good job as commentator of the State Opening of Parliament.”

Another agreed: “The BBC state opening 2023 is far far far better without politicians on the panel. Plus Nicky Campbell is quite a good presenter/commentator.”

A third commented: “Nicky Campbell? Actually, not the worst choice the BBC could have made to be honest.”

Nicky’s new role marks the first Royal speech not anchored by Huw Edwards for several years.

Huw hasn’t been on screens since he was confirmed as the presenter at the centre of the BBC sex scandal.

In July, the BBC News anchor’s wife Vicky Flind named him as the presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images, while making a statement on his behalf.

In her statement, she said her husband was “suffering from serious mental health issues” and is now “receiving in-patient hospital care where he will stay for the foreseeable future”, as she asked for privacy for her family.

Huw is not facing any police action over claims he paid £35,000 to a teenager for explicit images and the person in question, now 20, has also insisted nothing illegal happened.