Tributes to Emily Morgan have poured in today as mourners honoured her in a ‘fittingly beautiful’ memorial service at the so-called ‘journalist church’.
The ITV News journalist died in May this year, aged 45, following a battle with lung cancer.
Her celebration of life was held today at St Bride’s Church in Fleet Street, London and was attended by her friends, family and colleagues.
Mourners have hailed Ms Morgan as a ‘beautiful friend’ who was ‘much loved’ and will be ‘greatly missed’.
The journalist spent 23 years at ITN, beginning as a producer and ending as the broadcaster’s health and science editor. Many viewers will remember her regular coverage from the frontline during the pandemic.
Tributes to Emily Morgan (pictured) have poured in today as mourners honoured her in a ‘fittingly beautiful’ memorial service at the so-called ‘journalist church’
Ms Morgan died in May this year, aged 45, following a battle with lung cancer. She spent 23 years at ITN, beginning as a producer and ending as the broadcaster’s health and science editor. She offered regular coverage from the frontline during the pandemic
Ms Morgan’s memorial service was held this morning at 11.30am at a ‘quiet spot off Fleet Street’. Several attendees have also taken to X, formerly Twitter, to pay tribute to her.
‘Beautiful service for the much-missed Emily Morgan at @stbrideschurch on Fleet Street today attended by her friends, family and colleagues,’ wrote Christopher Hope, Political Editor at GB News.
Sunday Express Editor David Wooding tweeted: ‘A fittingly beautiful memorial service for the much loved and greatly missed ITV journalist Emily Morgan at St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, today, attended by her family, colleagues and many friends.’
Ms Morgan’s former colleague Chris Ship, ITV’s Royal Editor, added: ‘At the “journalists’ church” @stbrideschurch, a beautiful quiet spot off Fleet Street, our broadcasting family from near and far, from colleagues to competitors, current staff and past members all gathered today to remember our beautiful friend Emily Morgan, who we lost this year.’
‘Today we said goodbye to the brilliant Emily Morgan,’ wrote ITV reporter Sally Biddulph. ‘She would have loved the service at #stbrides – beautiful and yet so incredibly sad.
‘#ITN is a family and we miss her so much.’
Ms Morgan’s memorial service was held this morning at 11.30am at a ‘quiet spot off Fleet Street’. Several attendees have also taken to X, formerly Twitter, to pay tribute to her
Ms Morgan began her career at ITV shortly after graduation. She started off as a producer, a role she undertook for five years while based in Westminster.
She then moved in front of the camera as a reporter, occupying roles including political correspondent and Wales and West of England correspondent.
This included being sent to Canada to report on how they cut the deficit, with now-anchor Tom Bradby.
Ms Morgan ultimately landed the role of health and science editor, most notably reporting on the Covid pandemic.
Speaking about her role covering the crisis from the frontline, Morgan said: ‘We had a duty to do that as journalists; to report first hand, on the ground.
‘It isn’t easy reporting on deaths, especially large numbers.
‘What every death is not, is a statistic. Yet, with so many, the fear is each one gets added in with another and they become a blur of numbers.’
In her last TV appearance, Ms Morgan was reporting on NHS patients having to turn to private healthcare to get treatment. The report aired on March 30, 2023.
Ms Morgan began her career at ITV shortly after graduation. She started off as a producer, a role she undertook for five years while based in Westminster. She then moved in front of the camera as a reporter, occupying roles including political correspondent and Wales and West of England correspondent
While not discussing her family life in public, Ms Morgan has been consistently recalled as a devoted wife and mother
While not discussing her family life in public, Ms Morgan has been consistently recalled as a devoted wife and mother.
After dying aged 45 following a short battle with lung cancer, she leaves behind who young daughters and a husband, having said that she would rather be remembered as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and friend, than as a talented reporter.
She explained: ‘They are the things that matter.’
She leaves behind her husband and two young daughters.
