British TV ‘allowed monarchy to censor coverage of king’s coronation’
by Jim Waterson Media editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6ERJK)
Royal spin doctors imposed extraordinary restrictions' on covering King Charles III's accession, according to ex-head of Sky News
British television channels agreed to let Buckingham Palace censor television coverage of King Charles's coronation, according to the former boss of Sky News.
John Ryley, who stepped down in May after 17 years, said the monarchy imposed extraordinary restrictions" on channels covering this year's ceremony, including demanding the Orwellian" right to retrospectively ban footage after it had been broadcast.
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