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BBC Breakfast Announces Death of Photographer Martin Parr at 73, Airs Tribute

The programme paired the tribute with extended remembrance for the Stockport victims.

Overview

  • Presenters Jon Kay and Sally Nugent told viewers the influential photographer had died over the weekend at age 73.
  • A dedicated segment reviewed Parr’s career, with BBC correspondent David recalling his 1980s New Brighton seaside work and noting interest in Paris.
  • Jon Kay described Parr’s images as “unforgettable” during the on-air remembrance.
  • The show devoted about 30 minutes to Alice da Silva Aguiar, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Bebe King, ages nine, seven and six, who were killed after an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed class.
  • Linda Robson said Pauline Quirke seemed happy when they met several weeks earlier, offering a brief personal update on her condition.