Radio station apologises after mistakenly declaring King Charles III dead
A British radio station has apologised after mistakenly announcing the death of King Charles III following what it described as a “computer error” that triggered the UK’s official monarch death protocol during a live broadcast.
Radio Caroline briefly declared the King dead on Tuesday afternoon, prompting a momentary silence on air before staff realised the mistake and resumed programming with an apology to listeners, according to Guardian.
The Essex-based station said the false announcement was caused by an accidental activation of its emergency procedure system, which is designed for use in the event of the death of a monarch.
Station manager Peter Moore confirmed the error in a Facebook statement, saying, “Due to a computer error at our main studio, the death of a Monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require, was accidentally activated on Tuesday afternoon (May 19), mistakenly announcing that HM the King had passed away.
