criticized the apology, with some questioning its sincerity while others noted the length of time between the airing of the original segment and the apology, as well as the fact that Seven aired it early in the morning (at 6:45am) and during the summer when less viewers would be watching the programme than usual. Special editions Occasionally, in the event of major breaking news, Sunrise may run overtime to cover the story, resulting in The Morning Show either airing later or not airing at all. During 2008's World Youth Day in Sydney, Sunrise was extended on Thursday, 17 July and Monday, 21 July to cover the Pope's morning Masses and the departure of the Pope respectively. Both of those editions ended at 9:30 am with The Morning Show picking up the rest of the coverage. Sunrise was extended on 13 October 2010 to cover the 2010 Copiapó mining accident, on 27 February 2012 to cover the Labor leadership ballot, and on 30 October 2012 to cover Hurricane Sandy. On 22 January 2013, Sunrise commenced at 3:00 am and concluded at 10:00 am to cover the inauguration of Barack Obama. Normal early morning programming did not air. On 29 January, Sunrise was extended to 11:00 am to cover flooding in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Following the birth of Prince George, Melissa Doyle fronted an extended edition of the program for two days, live from outside Buckingham Palace. David Koch and Samantha Armytage also appeared in a reduced role back in the studio. The extended version began at 5:00 am, replacing Sunrise Extra and the Early News, with Doyle also contributing reports to The Morning Show which began at its regular time of 9:00 am. On 9 August 2013 a special Sunrise edition of This Is Your Life aired throughout the program to farewell the outgoing Sunrise host Melissa Doyle. Throughout the program special guests including Dannii Minogue, Joe Hockey and then Prime Minister of Australia Kevin Rudd made a video message to farewell Mel. Seven West Media CEO Tim Worner and Kerry Stokes appeared paying tribute. Throughout the show the hashtag #farewellmel trended on Twitter. On 28 March 2017, Sunrise was extended to 1.00pm to cover Cyclone Debbie. On Friday 9 September 2022, after the announcement of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, an extended edition of Sunrise aired from 5:00am until 12 noon, with David