Karl Stefanovic vanishes from the Today show after the Queen’s funeral
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Karl Stefanovic disappears from Today show after marathon coverage of Queen’s funeral – as co-host Allison Langdon explains his absence
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Allison Langdon anchored the Today show solo on Wednesday after her co-host Karl Stefanovic flew back to Sydney after the Queen’s funeral.
She began her live broadcast from Buckingham Palace on Tuesday at 8.30pm (GMT) without Stefanovic by her side, acknowledging his absence about an hour later.
Referring to the unusually quiet scenes at the London palace, Langdon explained that Stefanovic was on a flight to Australia.
Allison Langdon (pictured) anchored the Today show solo on Wednesday after her co-host Karl Stefanovic flew back to Sydney after the Queen’s funeral
The 43-year-old smiled as she told Sarah Abo and Alex Cullen how ‘quiet’ things were at Buckingham Palace without her rowdy co-host around.
‘Thank you guys. It’s so calm and peaceful here,” she said.
‘I can’t get out if it’s because of the crowds’ [from the Queen’s funeral] are all gone, or just that Karl is on the plane on the way home!’
The 43-year-old smiled as she told Sarah Abo (right) and Alex Cullen (left) how ‘quiet’ things were at Buckingham Palace without her rowdy co-host around
Stefanovic had arrived in London on September 13 to report on the Queen’s death. Langdon was on site the day before and presented Today with Charles Croucher.
Nine can stagger the presenters’ flights back to Australia, so its flagship news programs, such as the Today show, are not without both main hosts.
It is likely that Langdon and other network stars, such as Peter Overton and Tracy Grimshaw, will return to Australia by the end of the week.
Channel Nine may stagger its presenters’ flights back to Australia, so its flagship news programs, such as the Today show, are not without both main hosts. (Stefanovic and Langdon are pictured with The Daily Mirror’s royal editor Russell Myers on Tuesday’s show)
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
All the major Australian television networks devoted huge resources to covering the death and burial of Queen Elizabeth II.
Nine, Seven, Ten and the ABC all sent talent and production staff for the historic occasion, in addition to redeploying their European correspondents to London.