Prince Philip death: MasterChef UK final cancelled along with EastEnders, Emmerdale and Coronation Street as BBC and ITV change TV schedules following death of the Duke of Edinburgh

The BBC suspended its schedule across BBC One, BBC Two and the News channel until 6pm to air special programmes about the senior royal.

A statement from the corporation said: ‘With the sad news that HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died, there is now special coverage across all BBC networks to mark his life of extraordinary public service and planned scheduling has been suspended.’

ITV also made schedule changes following the news.