Cat Deeley outrages viewers with ‘shocking and disrespectful’ behaviour during Remembrance Day silence on This Morning

Cat Deeley outraged fans with her ‘shocking and disrespectful’ behaviour during Monday’s Remembrance Day silence. 

At 11am the nation fell silent for  two minutes as they reflected on the service and sacrifices the Armed Forces have made.

The silence was observed by ITV’s This Morning as the cameras panned to memorial services in Cardiff, Edinburgh, and Belfast as well as Westminster Abbey.

The feed  then returned to the Cenotaph where service men and women continued to pay their respects and observe the silence. 

However, before the two-minute silence was officially over, ITV returned to the This Morning studio, with Cat Deeley saying: ‘Incredibly moving scenes there, you’re watching This Morning on ITV1. Ben McBean has stayed with us.’

Cat Deeley outraged fans with her ‘shocking and disrespectful’ behaviour during Monday’s Remembrance Day silence

Cat was joined by Alison Hammond and Ben McBean to observe the silence 

People are seen standing in silence during a Remembrance Day service in Whitehall, London 

Viewers were quick to voice their upset at the moment, taking to X, formerly Twitter, to brand Cat ‘shocking and disrespectful’. 

They also disagreed with her choice of words, pointing out that Cat had said it was time to  ‘go celebrate now with the rest of everybody with the memorial’. 

Viewers penned: ‘Can I just say, Cat, that was a time to remember, not to, as you said, “celebrate”. Enough with this disrespectful nonsense, please. #ThisMorning’; 

‘ITV even cut into the two minutes silence. Disrespect all round. Shame on you @ITV #ThisMorning,’; Well done #ThisMorning for breaking into the two minute silence before it had even bl**dy finished.. So bl**dy disrespectful!’; 

‘#thismorning two minutes silence once a year too much to ask to acknowledge the debt we owe those who fought for our freedom. Shocking decision.’;

Cat had introduced the segment by explaining: ‘We’re going to go celebrate now with the rest of everybody with the memorial.

‘It is the 11th of November and as we approach 11 o’clock, it is time for us to pay our respects and join the nation for a two-minute silence where we’ll remember those who served and still serve our country.’

The Duchess of Edinburgh was among those paying their respects on Remembrance Day as she solemnly read a poem at a service in Staffordshire. 

Sophie, 59, who is married to Prince Edward, 60, attended the Armistice service at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire this morning.

Alongside Sophie, thousands of veterans, serving personnel and members of the public gathered at the base of the Armed Forces Memorial this morning to pay their respects to ‘those who have served and sacrificed for the country’. 

Viewers were quick to voice their upset at the moment, taking to X, formerly Twitter, to brand Cat ‘shocking and disrespectful’

The National Memorial Arboretum was opened by the late Queen Elizabeth II in 2007 and is designed in such a way that at precisely 11:00 on November 11, a shaft of light falls on the bronze wreath in its centre.

Ever graceful, Sophie laid a wreath to mark Armistice Day – with a message written in her loopy handwriting: ‘In memory of our fallen.’

After the service, the Duchess took in the memorial itself, reading through the 16,000 names of those in the Armed Forces who were killed on duty. 

The service comes after Sir Keir Starmer announced more than £10 million to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day and VJ Day.

The Prime Minister has pledged a ‘moment of national reflection’ in 2025, with events on May 8 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe, and also on August 15 to mark the end of the Second World War.

Ahead of the ceremony Sir Keir said he was ‘honoured to be in Paris to stand united with President Macron in tribute to the fallen of the First World War who made the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom we enjoy today’.

He added: ‘These events are vital in ensuring the memory of millions of young soldiers, sailors, and aviators live on for generations to come.

‘That is why this Government will bring the nation together in a moment of national reflection to mark the 80th anniversaries of VE and VJ Day next year, delivering on our commitment to strengthen community spirit and cohesion and remember the fallen.’

Of the Remembrance weekend, Sir Keir said the ‘courage and sacrifice of so many over the generations’ brings the country together on Remembrance Day ‘in a spirit of the most profound gratitude and respect’. 

The Duchess of Edinburgh was among those paying their respects on Remembrance Day as she solemnly read a poem at a service in Staffordshire