ITV have pulled out the big guns for their coverage of the forthcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, with veteran presenters Phillip Schofield and Julie Etchingham reportedly heading up their team of commentators.

Phil and Julie – who I’d quite like to call Phulie just because I want to and can – are of course a proven team, given that they presented coverage of the Royal Wedding last year.

For the Jubilee hoedown, they’ll be on air on June 5th for a marathon seven-and-a-half-hour show, live from a studio outside the gates of Buckingham palace.

Meanwhile, newsreaders Natasha Kaplinsky, Alastair Stewart, Mary Nightingale, Mark Austin and Nina Hossain will commentate on a procession that will head out from the palace to St Paul’s Cathedral… Read more & comment »