Ofcom won’t be taking motion over a remark by Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh concerning the Buckingham Palace balcony being “terribly white” throughout protection of the coronation, the watchdog has stated.
The 60-year-old actress made the remark throughout ITV’s dwell protection of the King’s coronation celebrations on 6 May because the King and Queen appeared with their household to wave on the public.
Andoh, who performs Lady Agatha Danbury within the Netflix present, stated: “Looking at all those young people, there is a bit of me that has gone from the rich diversity of the Abbey to the terribly white balcony. I’m very struck by that.”
Ofcom launched a press release at present saying: “We have concluded our assessment of complaints we received about a comment made during ITV’s coverage of the coronation of King Charles III, and can confirm we will not be pursuing these further.
“We acquired 8,371 complaints from viewers a couple of remark made by actress Adjoa Andoh in the course of the dwell broadcast, which targeted on the looks of the royal household on the balcony of Buckingham Palace.”
It additionally stated: “While we understand some viewers had strong feelings about this comment, after careful consideration we have concluded that the comment was a personal observation which was part of a wide-ranging panel discussion which also touched on other diversity-related topics, and which contained a range of viewpoints.
“Our resolution to not pursue these complaints additional additionally takes into consideration broadcasters’ and friends’ proper to freedom of expression.”
The watchdog additionally stated viewers objected to ITV News presenters Tom Bradby and Chris Ship referencing Andoh’s comment.
Following her feedback, Andoh appeared on BBC Radio 4 to make clear what she meant and issued an apology.
Acknowledging the backlash she acquired, Andoh instructed host Pady O’Connell on Sunday: “I feel I upset a couple of folks yesterday.
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“I was talking about the day and how marvellous it was and then looking at the balcony at the end and suddenly went, ‘Oh, it’s so white’ because the day had been so, so mixed and I didn’t mean to upset anybody.”
The King’s coronation service at Westminster Abbey was watched by 18.8 million viewers within the UK, in accordance with in a single day rankings launched by the analysis organisation Barb.
Source: information.sky.com”