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BBC Breakfast ground to an abrupt halt as today's presenter delivered devastating news of a death just minutes into the programme. During Sunday's (November 30) edition of the beloved breakfast show , hosts Rachel Burden and Ben Boulos had returned to our screens to bring viewers the day's top stories from Britain and around the world.

Yet within moments of the broadcast beginning, Rachel broke the news of Tom Stoppard 's passing as she disclosed that the Royal Family were amongst the first to offer their condolences. The cherished playwright, who secured an Oscar and Golden Globe for Shakespeare In Love, was 88-years-old at the time of his death, reports the Express .

Addressing audiences at home, Rachel stated: " The King and Queen have led tributes to the play

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