BBC Breakfast halts show for royal 'breaking news' announcement

was interrupted on Wednesday for a breaking news announcement about King Charles and Queen Camilla.

"It's coming up to quarter past seven, Wednesday morning and Wednesday evening in the Pacific. King Charles and Queen Camilla have just arrived on the island nation of Samoa, where they are attending a Summit for the 56 Nation Commonwealth; there we go," Jon Kay announced.

Sally Nugent continued: "Of course, you will know they have been on a six-day tour of Australia which we have been covering here on the programme and they touched down just a few minutes ago. We were expecting them within the last half hour or so, and as we can see, that is their plane."

As a clip of the royals getting off the plane played on screen, a "breaking news" banner appeared on the screen.

Sally went on: "The King and Queen arriving," as Jon added: "They said in advance they couldn't wait to arrive in Samoa for this state visit.

"They said they were looking forward to experiencing the warmth of the country's ancient traditions."

As the clip played out, King Charles and Queen Camilla were greeted by officials as they stepped off the plane.

"There is going to be a lot of official work to do, this head of government conference, which happens every couple of years somewhere," Jon added.

"They have gone about as far as they could possibly go for the next one."

Sally explained their co-star, Katy Watson, was in Samoa to present live for BBC Breakfast. "Good morning, Katy," the host greeted. "So what can we expect to happen over the coming days?"

Katy explained, "This is his first trip to Samoa, and this is the first time he has attended the Summit since becoming King. It is also a first for a small Pacific nation in hosting.

"It is something important here for Samoa, it is a small country hoping the spotlight is really put upon this country.

"Now, top of the agenda will be climate change, it is something very close to the King, a big interest of his and here in this region, it is a big issue. This area is one of the most vulnerable when it comes to rising sea levels."

The King was then greeted by the Prime Minister and the police before it cut back to the studio. Jon pointed out: "That is the first time we have been live in Samoa at breakfast time."

"It's good to see the King looking well," he added.

BBC Breakfast airs daily at 6am on BBC One.