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Sky News anchor Anna Botting reveals awkward near blunder reporting Queen’s funeral-Ruth Lawes-Entertainment – Metro
Anna said helming royal coverage was a ‘privilege.’
Anna Botting nearly made a wardrobe gaffe before presenting the Queen’s funeral (Picture: Sky News/Getty)
Sky News anchor Anna Botting is the consummate professional with three decades of experience in broadcasting.
But even she nearly made a fashion faux-pas while reporting the Queen’s funeral at Westminster Abbey last September.
Anna, 55, was among the line-up of the broadcaster’s presenters, including Dermot Murnaghan, helming the coverage of the historic event but it nearly didn’t all go to plan.
The journalist revealed she had embarked on some late-night clothes shopping at 2am in preparation for the emotional day but didn’t quite realise what she had added to her basket.
‘I realised I’d ordered a dress without a midriff,’ she giggled, adding that she ordered outfits earlier, just after Easter, for the King’s coronation to avoid making the same error.
And it was a wise decision, as Anna revealed she made another mishap with her first choice for the celebrations this weekend.
Anna has presented the coverage on a host of royal events (Picture: Sky)
The Queen’s funeral took place in Westminster Abbey last September (Picture: PA)
She explained: ‘I ordered a floral dress which was really beautiful because of the floral theme. And then my produced asked me if that is going to be classic enough.’
As the duo were contemplating swapping the dress, it then dawned on Anna that Kate Middleton had worn the very same outfit previously while waving from Buckingham Palace’s balcony.
She joked: ‘I didn’t realise at the time until we go back to [Sky studios] and thought this looks familiar.’
Anna has been preparing for the King’s coronation since the Queen’s funeral (Picture: Sky)
Anna will be doing the honours for Sky for the King’s coronation (Picture: Getty)
Anna eventually plumped for a pleated skirt but in more outfit chaos said there was a risk of it going see-through under Sky’s lighting.
However, she bought an old-fashioned slip to avoid any drama on-air during the celebrations.
Anna has been buffing up on the royal family and King Charles since the Queen’s funeral, in the event – which she was – asked to cover the coronation.
However, she revealed most of her preparation – ‘the deep dive’ stuff – had taken place over the past three weeks so that it was still ‘fresh’ in her mind.
Buzzing with excitement for the coronation, Anna said: ‘A week last Monday I almost had an awake moment of, “Oh my god this is really big.”
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‘Once we get through the openers we read, which will be the only thing on autocue and then it will be adlibbed, I’m just going to really enjoy it.
‘I feel really privileged.’
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