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Nicholas Witchell is a British journalist and newsreader. 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 since 2003.
Witchell was born in Cosford, Shropshire, England, and educated at the independent school, Shrewsbury School. He studied at the University of York, graduating with a degree in English Literature.
Witchell 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.
Witchell has also presented a number of documentaries for the BBC, including The Queen's Golden Jubilee, The Queen's 80th Birthday, and The Queen's 90th Birthday. He has also presented a number of other programmes, including the BBC's coverage of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales.
As of 2021, Nicholas Witchell's net worth is estimated to be approximately $2 million.
| Popular As |
Nicholas Newton Henshall Witchell |
| Occupation |
Journalist |
| Age |
71 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
| Born |
23 September 1953 |
| Birthday |
23 September |
| Birthplace |
Cosford, Shropshire, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom |
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Nicholas Witchell Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Nicholas Witchell's Wife?
His wife is Maria Staples (m. 2014)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Maria Staples (m. 2014) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2 daughters |
Nicholas Witchell Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Nicholas Witchell worth at the age of 71 years old? Nicholas Witchell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Journalist. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated
Nicholas Witchell's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Journalist |
Nicholas Witchell Social Network
Timeline
Witchell appeared as himself in the Doctor Who Christmas Special "Voyage of the Damned", broadcast on Christmas Day 2007.
Witchell provoked royal displeasure again in 2005. At a press conference at the Swiss ski resort of Klosters, Witchell asked Charles, Prince of Wales, how he and his sons were feeling about his forthcoming marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles. After a response from his son Prince William, the Prince of Wales said under his breath, and referring to Witchell: "These bloody people. I can't bear that man. I mean, he's so awful, he really is." Witchell himself was then in the headlines. The BBC defended their reporter saying: "He is one of our finest. His question was perfectly reasonable under the circumstances".
In 1998, Witchell became a royal and diplomatic correspondent. In 2002, his obituary of Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, recorded some time before her death but screened immediately after the announcement of her death, was reportedly not well received at Buckingham Palace, as it mentioned her lovers and "copious" consumption of whisky.
In 1989 he moved from the evening to the breakfast news slot, where he remained for five years. During the 1991 Gulf War he was a volunteer presenter on the BBC Radio 4 News FM service.
Witchell has worked for the BBC since 1976. Witchell, along with Sue Lawley, became the first newsreader of the BBC Six O'Clock News when the programme was launched on 3 September 1984 (replacing the early evening news magazine Sixty Minutes). In 1988, the Six O'Clock News studio was invaded during a live broadcast by a group of women protesting against Britain's Section 28 (which sought to prevent councils from "promoting" homosexuality). Witchell grappled with the protesters and is said to have sat on one woman, provoking the ambiguous frontpage headline in the Daily Mirror, "Beeb man sits on lesbian". During the 1989 journalist strike, Witchell was one of the few newsreaders to turn up to work. He was branded a "scab" for this action.
He was the first reporter to relay the news of the 1979 death of Lord Mountbatten, the 1987 Zeebrugge ferry disaster, the 1988 Lockerbie disaster, and the 1997 death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
Witchell was born in Shropshire. 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 Newton Henshall Witchell OStJ FRGS (born 23 September 1953) is a seasoned English journalist and news presenter. The latter half of his career has been as royal correspondent for BBC News. The Prince of Wales famously said of him: "I can't bear that man. I mean, he's so awful, he really is."
