The disgraced broadcaster, 62, has admitted three charges of making indecent photographs of children (Picture: Reuters)
Huw Edwards, who has today arrived in court for sentencing, was a television broadcaster at the BBC for almost 40 years.
The 62-year-old was arrested in November last year and has pleaded guilty to the making of indecent images of children.
But before news of his crimes broke, Edwards was one of the prominent faces of BBC News, reporting on major royal family events and important political moments.
Away from his TV career, he has been married to wife Vicky Flind for 30 years, and the couple have five children together.
Let’s take a look back at Edwards’s career and life off-camera…
Welsh roots
Edwards, whose first language is Welsh, graduated from the University College of Cardiff with a first-class honours degree in French.
His first media job came at Swansea Sound, where he worked as a local reporter in 1983. A year later he found his home at BBC, where he’d stay for the next four decades of his career.
Edwards stayed firmly in touch with his roots and wrote a thesis on Welsh Nonconformist chapels for a PhD degree.
He also fronted a historical documentary series, The Story of Wales, for BBC Wales.
Primetime TV and BBC News
Edwards joined the broadcaster as a news trainee, before progressing to Parliamentary Correspondent for BBC Wales. During the 12 years in this role, he reported on Margaret Thatcher’s resignation and the rise of Tony Blair.
In 1999, he took over as the host of the BBC Six O’Clock News, which became the most-watched programme in Britain.
He was once again promoted in 2003 to be the anchor on the BBC Ten O’Clock News.
Huw Edwards was a TV broadcaster at the BBC for almost 40 years (Picture: Jeff Overs/BBC News & Current Affairs via Getty Images)
Royal family coverage
When big royal events are taking place, it was often Edwards who led the coverage on the BBC. He played a significant role in Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding, and the work went on to win a Bafta for Best Coverage of a Live Event.
Edwards was also at the forefront of the coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, as well as the Diamond and Platinum Jubilees.
Breaking the news of the Queen’s death to the nation on BBC One also fell to Edwards. He later wrote on Instagram: ‘My work is a privilege (Thank you for all your messages)’.
Following the monarch’s passing in September, he led coverage on the days following including the funeral.
Huw Edwards pictured covering the funeral of the late Prince Philip on the BBC (Picture: BBC)
Talking about holding it together during the ten days of broadcasting that followed the Queen’s death, Edwards revealed to Good Housekeeping: ‘I ate a lot of bananas and I drank a lot of tea!
‘It’s funny because you think you’ve prepared yourself for The Queen passing away, but the reality of it was quite overwhelming.’
He continued: ‘I kept saying to myself, “Is this really happening?” …read more
Source:: Metro
