BBC Breakfast fans were left confused as one correspondent ditched his black tie amid coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's death.

In accordance with the 10-day mourning period in place across the country, broadcasters and other TV stars have been wearing sombre attire when appearing on our screens – but reporter Tim Muffett appeared to buck the trend.

Newscasters are required to have black clothes on standby in the studio in the event of a royal death, with a strict dress code in place.

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The same dress code is in place for the royals, who must wear black during the mourning period – and even left Queen Elizabeth II herself scrambling for a black outfit when her father died.

Upon the death of King George VI in February 1952, the Queen had to be brought an appropriate dress while she was travelling – a scene documented in series one of The Crown, when a dress was brought aboard her private plane for her to change into before greeting the public.

However, during Wednesday's (September 14) instalment of the breakfast programme, Tim instead opted for a navy blue tie and pale blue shirt.

He did, however, keep up a sombre appearance with a charcoal grey blazer as he interviewed mourners joining the 30-hour queue to see the Queen's coffin.

Taking to Twitter to air their thoughts, viewers questioned his strange wardrobe choice as one asked: "@BBCBreakfast please could you tell me why Tim Muffett isn’t wearing a dark tie?"

Another agreed: "He’s consistently not worn black. Why is this?"

Someone else then followed up: "Tim Muffett obviously forgot his black tie today #BBCBreakfast!" as a fourth viewer penned: "Throughout this sad time he’s not worn black. I’ve often wondered quite why."

Yesterday (September 13), Tim had opted for the same grey blazer paired with a burgundy tie and blue shirt – again leaving fans baffled.

Today he was stationed on Lambeth Bridge to interview a group of women who had waited overnight to file past the coffin at Westminster Abbey.

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One woman said: "It's the least we can do to pay our respects to our Queen. She's been a rock through Covid and everything. Her message didn't stop Covid but it does make us feel better."

But one viewer wasn't pleased with what they were seeing on-screen, as they moaned on Twitter: "The breakfast shows have absolutely no content. The 24hr news since Thursday make the shows irrelevant.

"You’d need to be staying in a cave in the Himalayas not to know what’s happening. Talking to random people in a queue is not news or quality content!"

BBC Breakfast airs daily from 6am on BBC One.

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