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These include the deaths of senior members of the Royal family and the complex operations covering their official mourning periods and funerals.<\/p>\n
The palace is understood to fear that the decision will lead to a loss in production quality and scheduling prominence.<\/p>\n
The BBC insisted that it was \u201cusual practice\u201d to employ freelancers whenever it needed to produce such events.<\/p>\n
The sole member of the team who will remain is Claire Popplewell, who oversaw the BBC\u2019s coverage of events including Nelson Mandela\u2019s funeral and the weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.<\/p>\n
Her small but experienced BBC team has received plenty of plaudits, with its coverage of Elizabeth II\u2019s Platinum Jubilee celebrations and her funeral both recognised by Bafta.<\/p>\n
Last week, the team won a Royal Television Society Award for its live coverage of Holocaust Memorial Day, which marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, on Jan 27, 2025.<\/p>\n
The department has covered every ceremonial occasion since Elizabeth II\u2019s coronation in 1953.<\/p>\n
The redundancies come when the corporation is facing a financial crisis, with plans to cut more than \u00a3500m from its annual budget.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last year, the BBC said it would spend \u00a3150m less on making programmes, warning that rising production costs had left it with an unprecedented funding challenge.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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