If you saw today’s This Morning, you may have noticed that the opening credit sequence was different to normal.
After the scenes of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby making their way to the ITV studios, the title of the programme flashed up as usual: ‘This Morning with Phillip & Holly’.
But there, just below the aqua typeface, was another name in brown: ‘Charlie’.
And when viewers discovered the reason why the name was there, they were heartbroken.
‘Charlie’ was the pet name given to Charlotte Thompson, a 13-year-old girl who, along with her friend Olivia Bazlinton, was killed in 2005 after being struck by a train at Elsingham station, Essex.
Charlie’s father Reg Thompson and Olivia’s mum Tina Hughes appeared on today’s show, where they spoke about the impact the tragedy has had on their lives.
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