We are hurtling towards the 2026 World Cup, to be held in the US, Canada and (probably!) Mexico. Broadcasters are finalising their plans. As Michael Savage pointed out for at the Guardian, a big question remains for the BBC. Who is going to present the final? Previously, the answer to this would have been straightforward.

I have always thought that being a royal reporter is one of the most boring gigs in journalism. Its practitioners would undoubtedly tell me otherwise, but it’s never seemed that conducive to digging around and getting scoops. You’re mostly being fed information from the royal household(s). Sometimes, though, you are on the biggest story around.