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News of King Charles's death mistakenly broadcast on the radio
A British radio station mistakenly broadcast the news that King Charles III, 78, had died. According to foreign media, including The Guardian, on May 20, local time, British broadcaster Radio Caroline also issued an apology on social media the same day:
TL;DR
- Radio Caroline mistakenly broadcast that King Charles III had died.
- The error was caused by a computer system malfunction in the East Essex studio.
- The station issued an apology for the confusion and distress caused.
- Regular programming was suspended, and a minute of silence was observed following the erroneous announcement.
- King Charles III was attending an event in Northern Ireland with Queen Camilla at the time of the broadcast.
- The radio station's "listen-again" service was reportedly unavailable for approximately three hours after the incident.