Huw Edwards' last TV broadcast before quitting after BBC scandal

Over the years, Huw Edwards presented the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and anchored the BBC's broadcast of the King's coronation.

18:21, Mon, Jul 29, 2024 | UPDATED: 18:21, Mon, Jul 29, 2024

Huw Edwards charged with making indecent images of children

Former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has been absent from screens from when newspaper allegations first broke in July 2023 until his departure from the broadcaster in April 2024.

The 62-year old presenter has recently been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children. He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday 31 July.

Huw was arrested last November by London’s Metropolitan Police and charged on Wednesday 26 June. Police have said that the alleged offences took place between December 2020 and April 2022.

Over the years, Edwards presented major events such as the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and anchored the BBC's broadcast of the King's coronation.

He resigned from the BBC after 40 years in April and his final ever broadcast took place on July 5 2023 during a report in Edinburgh.

BAFTA Television Awards in London

Huw Edwards was one of the BBC's most paid presenters (Image: Getty)

In the news footage, Huw can be seen reporting live from Edinburgh as the nation prepared to greet the newly-crowned King Charles III.

After more than four decades working for the BBC, the broadcaster released a statement in April this year announcing Edwards' departure.

It said: "After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors. The BBC has accepted his resignation which it believes will allow all parties to move forward. We don't believe it appropriate to comment further."

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Huw Edwards in N9 news studio for the Ten O'Clock news

Huw Edwards quit the BBC in April this year (Image: Getty)

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Huw Edwards, 62, of Southwark, London has been charged with three counts of making indecent images of children following a Met Police investigation.

"The offences, which are alleged to have taken place between December 2020 and April 2022, relate to images shared on a WhatsApp chat.

"Edwards was arrested on 8 November 2023. He was charged on Wednesday, 26 June following authorisation from the Crown Prosecution Service. He has been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, 31 July. Media and the public are strongly reminded that this is an active case."