People Are Loving This BBC Newsreader's Sarcastic Reaction To The Royal Baby News

Stephen Murphy

5 days ago

We found out yesterday that Prince William and Kate are expecting their third child in April.

They are already parents to Prince George, who's 4, and Princess Charlotte, who's 2.

But a BBC newsreader's announcement of the story has gotten a lot of attention, with people loving his sarcastic delivery.

Simon McCoy revealed the news, saying "get the time booked off work, I know I will".

"Clear your diaries, get the time booked off" - @BBCSimonMcCoy announces royal baby due date in his unique way https://t.co/wiIIJXoRNt pic.twitter.com/cwcO03lS9t
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 17, 2017

He's built up a bit of a reputation for himself and viewers seem to love incidents like him mistaking a block of A4 paper for an iPad or having to report on a story about surfing dogs or when he had to present from outside the hospital for the first royal baby even though literally nothing was happening.