It is unlikely the BBC will completely erase Huw Edwards from its archive, as some moments presented by the disgraced news anchor have ‘historical significance’.
Staff at the broadcaster have said clips, including Edwards’ announcement of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death, are a matter of public record and cannot be expunged.
However, some of Edwards’ documentaries and voice-overs are in the process of being removed, one staffer confirmed.
And, access to prominent videos of Edwards, including his Christmas duet with Sir Tom Jones in 2013 and an appearance on the comedy panel show Would I Lie To You?, will need to be addressed.
It comes after the former anchorman, 62, yesterday pleaded guilty to receiving 41 indecent images of children, which included two sexual videos of a boy under nine.
He had a total of 41 foul images, showing youngsters between the age of seven and 14, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard yesterday.
Now, a BBC insider has said that senior members of staff had been scrambling to settle on the best course of action following Edwards’ guilty plea.
Broadcaster Huw Edwards leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court on July 31 after pleading guilty to three counts of making indecent pictures of children between 2020 and 2022
Huw Edwards (pictured) announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022
The insider told The Times: ‘The bulletins will be full of archive footage of him which is obviously awkward.
‘There will have to be discussions about the archive but no-one was expecting him to plead guilty today, so that key issue is not one that has been solved yet.’
Edwards presided over many historic events including the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the 2012 London Olympics and the weddings of both Prince William and Prince Harry.
His announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II has been viewed almost a million times on YouTube, while his anchoring of the Trooping of the Colour events has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times.
Huw Edwards appeared on the panel show Would I Lie To You? with Rob Brydon, Josie Lawrence, David Mitchell, Bradley Walsh, Lee Mack and Sarah Millican
Edwards also cameoed as himself in the James Bond film Skyfall, which included a clip of him reading a fictional news report.
The BBC previously decided to drop episodes of Top of the Pops, featuring Jimmy Savile. Savile presented the TV show for over four decades, including the first episode in 1964 and the last in 2006.
The BBC has been approached for comment.
Edwards received seven category ‘A’ images of the very worst kind on his phone after being sent them on WhatsApp by paedophile Alex Williams, it has emerged.
He was arrested on November 8 last year, with the BBC being aware of his arrest, it has now been revealed. He was then charged on June 26. He resigned in April on health grounds.
Huw Edwards performed a duet with Sir Tom Jones back in 2013
Edwards yesterday pleaded guilty to receiving 41 indecent images of children, which included two sexual videos of a boy under nine
The News at Ten reader, whose glittering four-decade career is now in tatters, is said to have kept his arrest ‘secret’ from his friends, a former colleague told the Mail yesterday.
Yesterday, Edwards appeared in court to admit three charges of ‘making’ indecent photographs. Of the 41 images sent to the presenter by convicted paedophile Alex Williams, seven of them were ‘Category A’, the most serious type.
During the time of the exchanges with Williams, which took place over eight months, Edwards delivered coverage of Prince Philip’s funeral to the nation.
