Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRadio Caroline, a radio station broadcasting across the south of England and the Midlands, mistakenly announced the death of King Charles. The erroneous announcement was attributed to a 'computer error' that accidentally activated a pre-prepared 'Death of a Monarch procedure'. Following the announcement, the broadcast ceased for 15 minutes before hosts returned to issue an on-air apology for the confusion. Station manager Peter Moore later issued a formal apology on Facebook to His Majesty the King and listeners for any distress caused. King Charles is alive and well, having recently visited Belfast with Queen Camilla and resumed public engagements following treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. In fullUK radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing King Charles’s deathThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Radio station says sorry after mistakenly announcing King Charles had died
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRadio Caroline, a radio station broadcasting across the south of England and the Midlands, mistakenly announced the death of King Charles. The erroneous announcement was attributed to a 'computer error' that accidentally activated a pre-prepared 'Death of a Monarch procedure'. Following the announcement, the broadcast ceased for 15 minutes before hosts returned to issue an on-air apology for the confusion. Station manager Peter Moore later issued a formal apology on Facebook to His Majesty the King and listeners for any distress caused. King Charles is alive and well, having recently visited Belfast with Queen Camilla and resumed public engagements following treatment for an undisclosed form of cancer. In fullUK radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing King Charles’s deathThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
