{"id":127413,"date":"2025-09-10T11:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127413\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:09:08","slug":"itv-good-morning-britain-sparks-outrage-as-fans-demand-give-it-a-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/127413\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Good Morning Britain sparks outrage as fans demand &#8216;give it a rest&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming as they demanded the ITV show &#8220;give it a rest&#8221; after a debate on Prince Harry&#8217;s donation to a BBC Children in Need projectSara Baalla TV Reporter and <a class=\"AuthorLink_author-link__rg5qj\" data-tmdatatrack=\"author\" data-testid=\"byline-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/authors\/tasha-hall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tasha Hall<\/a> Showbiz and Trends Reporter <\/p>\n<p>09:37, 10 Sep 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3_Screenshot-4543.png\" alt=\"Ed Balls and Susanna Reid\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Ed Balls and Susanna Reid hosted Good Morning Britain on Wednesday(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/good-morning-britain\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Good Morning BritainLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Good Morning Britain<\/a> has triggered fury over a Prince Harry segment as viewers raged &#8220;give it a rest&#8221;. During Wednesday&#8217;s episode of the popular ITV show on September 10, Susanna Reid and Ed Balls delivered the latest headlines.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">They were joined in the studio by Laura Tobin, who provided regular weather <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/tv\/itv-good-morning-britain-fans-35866444\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"updatesLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">updates<\/a>, whilst Charlotte Hawkins shared the remainder of the day&#8217;s news.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Later in the programme, the presenters discussed Prince Harry&#8217;s recent donation of \u00a31.1 million to a Children in Need project, which their chosen angle quickly riled up audiences as reported by the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/tv\/tv-news\/good-morning-britain-sparks-backlash-35878434\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"MirrorLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mirror<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Prince Harry has made a personal donation of \u00a31.1 million to a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"BBCLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">BBC<\/a> Children in Need project in Nottingham, which supports young people who have been affected by violence,&#8221; Ed said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Susanna added: &#8220;<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/all-about\/prince-harry\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Prince HarryLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Prince Harry<\/a> hopes the donation from his own money, rather than his Archewell charitable organisation, will help changemakers in the city continue their mission to create safe spaces.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/0_Prince-Harry-Visits-The-Community-Recording-Studios-In-Nottingham.jpg\" alt=\"Prince Harry\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Prince Harry made a \u00a31.1million donation to Children in Need(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;But is the donation a genuine gesture or a cynical way to win back public support?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Shortly before a debate took place on the topic on the breakfast show, the programme posted a poll on Twitter, asking whether the donation was &#8220;genuine&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, GMB viewers were quickly left frustrated by the nature of the poll and the discussion of Prince Harry and his relationship with his father, King Charles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Give it a rest,&#8221; one person wrote, with another adding: &#8220;Give him a break. Good on him for doing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">One viewer expressed their disbelief, stating: &#8220;Do most people hand over \u00a31.1m disingenuously? What an absolutely ridiculous question. Are you alright?&#8221; Another echoed this sentiment, asking: &#8220;FFS! Have you all lost the plot?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Another viewer chimed in with: &#8220;Oh give over about Prince Harry,&#8221; while another questioned: &#8220;Why is there speculation over a father meeting with his son? Hardly news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Duke of Sussex arrived in the UK on Monday, September 8, and paid a visit to Windsor Castle, where he left flowers in memory of his late grandmother Queen Elizabeth, on the third anniversary of her passing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Harry then made an appearance at the annual WellChild Awards in London, amid rumours that his trip might include meetings with his brother, Prince William, or his father King Charles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The WellChild Awards marked the first time in five months that the Duke of Sussex, who is the patron of the charity, has returned to the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Join the <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyrecord.co.uk\/news\/scottish-news\/join-daily-records-whatsapp-community-31116469\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"[object Object]Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Daily Record&#8217;s WhatsApp community here <\/a>and get the latest news sent straight to your messages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good Morning Britain viewers were left fuming as they demanded the ITV show &#8220;give it a rest&#8221; after&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127414,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,3327,347,983,223,224,427,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-127413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-good-morning-britain","tag-itv","tag-prince-harry","tag-royal-family","tag-social-media","tag-the-queen","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}