Huw Edwards, the veteran BBC host suspended amid allegations that he’d paid a teenager for sexually explicit images, has resigned, the broadcaster said Monday.
Edwards has been off air since July in the wake of the bombshell reports which, at first, did not name him as the host at the heart of claims being made against a well-known employee of the national broadcaster. After days of frenzied speculation in Britain, Edwards’ wife revealed that her husband—the man the BBC chose to front major national events including the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II—was the person about whom the allegations had been made.
“Huw Edwards has today resigned and left the BBC,” a BBC spokesman said Monday. “After 40 years of service, Huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors.” The spokesperson said the BBC had accepted Edwards’ resignation “which it believes will allow all parties to move forward.”
