Overview
- Dame Mary Berry received the BAFTA Fellowship on Sunday at London’s Royal Festival Hall, with former Bake Off hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins presenting the award.
- Accepting the Academy’s highest television honor, she called the BBC “the broadcaster we must cherish” and described it as her long-time home.
- She ended her remarks by thanking her husband and children and by honoring her son William, who died in 1989, a moment that moved many viewers.
- Berry reflected on five decades on screen from early Bristol broadcasts like Collector’s World to Bake Off fame and noted she has launched a YouTube channel at 91.
- The Fellowship places her among leading British broadcasters such as Sir David Attenborough and Dame Joanna Lumley, with this year’s ceremony hosted by Greg Davies and aired on BBC One.