Royal wedding: Jeremy Kyle viewers infuriated as ITV programme replaced by Princess Eugenie's nuptials

'That's a joke. Didn't even know there was a royal wedding,' says one peeved viewer

ITV's coverage of Princess Eugenie’s wedding received a mixed reception from viewers, with some irritated that they were missing out on Jeremy Kyle.

Husband-and-wife presenting pair Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford fronted a special extended edition of This Morning after the BBC passed up on covering the royals' big day.

Richard Bacon was an early guest on the show, which also featured Alison Hammond talking to well-wishers outside Windsor Castle.

But not everyone was filled with vicarious joy upon witnessing the royal nuptials, with some viewers more than a little disgruntled to find scenes from St George's Chapel in Windsor on their screens instead of The Jeremy Kyle Show.

"Not happy that they haven't put Jeremy Kyle on because of the royal wedding. That's a joke. Didn't even know there was a royal wedding,” vented one on Twitter.

Another wrote: "So I'm looking forward to watching Jeremy Kyle and realise it's been replaced by the royal wedding!"

ITV's coverage also went down badly with some royal traditionalists.

Cordelia Meacher wrote: "Please Eamonn Holmes, This Morning, ITV stop calling Her Majesty the Queen, 'Queenie' - It's at best peculiar and at worst offensive!!"

Another viewer said: "I like Eamonn Holmes but generally the ITV royal wedding coverage has been a little unprofessional. I get you have hours to fill, but 'Queenie' is a little disrespectful!"

But others enjoyed the tone of the coverage.

One viewer wrote: "The coverage on ITV is tremendous fun. Casual style ... lots of, 'Who is this? Could be anyone!' A couple of flying hats have been shown. I'm enjoying it a lot."

Another said: "Thank you for covering this. I love royal weddings. Eugenie looked stunning! Gorgeous dress and tiara. BBC should have covered it too. Shame on them!"

Earlier, Holmes had acknowledged Eugenie's nuptials had not captured the public imagination in the same way as previous royal weddings.

"There's no doubt it won't be the same amount of audience or crowd that Meghan and Harry had but there's still a lot of love and a lot of interest," he noted.

But he added: "What else would you be doing on this Friday morning? It's very nice."