Nicholas Witchell Biography
Nicholas Witchell is a media personality serving as a s royal correspondent for BBC News. He is also an English journalist and news presenter. Additionally, he is best known for his work as the BBC’s Royal and Diplomatic Correspondent.
Nicholas Witchell Age
Witchell is 70 years old as of January 2024. He was born on 23 September 1953 in Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom.
Nicholas Witchell Height
He is 5 feet 6 inches tall.
Nicholas Witchell Nationality
Nicholas holds British nationality.
Nicholas Witchell Education
He was educated at Epsom College, a British public school in Surrey, and at Leeds University, where he read Law and edited the Leeds Student newspaper. In 1974 Terence Dalton Limited published Witchell’s book The Loch Ness Story, a history of alleged sightings of the Loch Ness Monster.
Nicholas Witchell Family
Witchell was born in Cosford, Shropshire, United Kingdom. He was raised in England by his parents. However, the name of his parents is not made public. He has never mentioned anything about them.
Nicholas Witchell Wife and Kids
He has married long ago to his wife, Maria Staples. The couple has two daughters and currently live with their family in central London. The couple got married in 2014. Maria is a former army officer.
Nicholas also has a history with Carolyn Stephenson years back. She was the first wife of Witchell. However, other related information about his family is also not publicized. The couple has also not mentioned any details regarding where they met.
Nicholas Witchell BBC News
Witchell is an English journalist and news presenter. The latter half of his career has been as royal correspondent for BBC News. He joined the broadcaster as a trainee in 1976, has covered the Royal Family for the last 25 years.
After completing a law degree at Leeds University, he joined BBC first as a graduate news trainee in 1976. He began his career in journalism in 1975, working as a reporter for the BBC in Birmingham. He then moved to London, where he worked as a reporter and presenter for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. In 1983, he became the BBC’s Royal and Diplomatic Correspondent, a post he held until 2003.
He is best known for his work as the BBC’s Royal and Diplomatic Correspondent. He has been a regular presenter of the BBC News at One and the BBC News at Six. He was a BBC reporter in Northern Ireland between 1979 and 1982. He worked on prominent stories, including Earl Mountbatten’s assassination and the IRA hunger strikes.
Witchell is also the BBC radio commentator on national and state occasions such as the Ceremony of Remembrance at Cenotaph. He was awarded a Radio Academy in 2001 for his event coverage.
He reported on the deaths of Queen Elizabeth II and Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as multiple royal weddings, births and funerals. The BBC confirmed Witchell, 70, will depart next year. “It’s time I shoved off to focus on other things,” he said. “It has been a huge privilege for nearly half a century to work for simply the best news broadcaster in the world alongside some of the very finest producers, camera operators, editors and others,” Witchell wrote in an announcement sent to BBC staff.
Nicholas Witchell Illness
Nicholas caused concern for his health when he was in trouble on BBC News when he reported on the birth of a royal baby.
While he was in the middle of a live broadcast outside Buckingham Palace in London, he abruptly stopped, apologized, and looked confused.
Although many fans of the veteran broadcaster see his behavior as a red flag, indicating that he may have suffered a slight stroke while on air, his colleague Nicholas has revealed the real reason for his unusual moment.
Nicholas Witchell Salary
His annual salary is estimated to be over $ 300,000.
Nicholas Witchell Net Worth
His estimated net worth is between $1 million and $5 million.
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