How Huw Edwards' brave wife Vicky Flind exposed presenter before marriage ended
Disgraced Huw Edwards arrived in court today wearing his wedding ring, but his 30-year marriage is said to be over after he admitted to his disgusting crimes. The former BBC News presenter pleaded guilty to three counts of making indecent images of children in July.
The offences, which took place between December 2020 and April 2022, relate to 377 images shared on a disturbing WhatsApp chat. He was handed a six-month prison sentence, suspended for two years, during a hearing at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Monday.
As reported by The Mirror, Edwards, 63, faced charges of seven Category A, the worst category, 12 Category B, and 22 Category C indecent images of children. Edwards was once a widely respected broadcaster known for presenting coverage of some of the most memorable events in recent history, including the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Away from the BBC studio, he gave the impression of being a devoted husband and father before his vile actions led to their family unit crumbling. Edwards is now believed to have moved out of his family home and split from his wife Vicky Flind after he was charged with making indecent images of children. The pair share five grown-up children together.
Below, we look at Edwards' shattered marriage.
The disgraced presenter resigned from the BBC in April and reportedly moved out of his family home in Dulwich, south London, soon after pleading guilty in court. It is believed he has moved to another property in London and has been splitting his time between there and his native Wales - but the couple have reportedly not yet divorced.
A source told The Sun: "They separated quite a long time ago but have not announced it publicly. Huw has been living elsewhere for a while."
Vicky also works in television and was previously the editor of the BBC's This Week before she moved to ITV's rival politics show Peston, while she also worked on Britain's Next Prime Minister. Edwards is said to have met his wife when he was working as a BBC correspondent in Westminster and got engaged in 1993.
It was Vicky who named her estranged husband as the man at the centre of the allegations last year in a statement issued on his behalf. She detailed his "serious mental health issues" and said: "I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children."
Vicky said: "In light of the recent reporting regarding the 'BBC Presenter' I am making this statement on behalf of my husband Huw Edwards, after what have been five extremely difficult days for our family. I am doing this primarily out of concern for his mental well-being and to protect our children.
"Huw is suffering from serious mental health issues. As is well documented, he has been treated for severe depression in recent years."
Edwards was passionate about teaching his children how to speak Welsh, despite his wife not speaking the language. He previously told Wales Online: "I was able to concentrate a lot of time on my eldest two children who have got a good level of understanding in Welsh but the others less so. Three of my sons are linguists actually and I've got a daughter who is a linguist.
"Their facility to speak, pronounce and understand, it's quite good but what you won't get is a fluent conversation… They talk frequently to my mum who is back in Llanelli and they are very aware of the heritage of my dad and the fact he was such a big figure in Welsh language culture and are very proud of that."
Edwards' father was a prominent Welsh nationalist and historian who passed away in 2010. Speaking about his turbulent relationship in a S4C documentary, Edwards said: "We weren't that close, to be honest - not like me and mam, because dad wasn't that present when I was growing up. He could be quite sharp.
"I laugh when people tell me that Dad was full of humour and that he always had a smile on his face. I often think - what, do you live on the same planet as me? Yes, he could be very witty and he could laugh. He could be very sharp-tongued at times and if you were on the receiving end of that, it wasn't very fun."
Edwards is a religious man who claims to be a devoted Christian and has always gone to church weekly to practise his faith. He was previously the Vice President of the National Churches Trust and told Sorted Magazine last year that churches "have a vital role to play in moments of national importance; bringing people together, providing quiet spaces for reflection and prayer, and places for communities to gather and share".
However, he has since been stripped of his role at the trust, which supports the UK's churches to maintain their historic sites and buildings. In a statement made at the time, the charity said: "We are shocked and saddened by the recent developments."
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