A British radio station said it was sorry for accidentally announcing that King Charles III died.
The king is alive at age 77.
AM station Radio Caroline said on Facebook that a computer error on Tuesday led to the activation of the “death of the monarch” protocol that all British stations have prepared.
Following the erroneous announcement, the station, founded in 1964 as an offshore “pirate” station to try and circumvent the BBC broadcasting monopoly at the time, had the mandated moment of silence, which then prompted the station to return to its scheduled programming and to apologize on-air.
“Caroline has been pleased to broadcast Her Majesty the Queen’s, and now the King’s, Christmas Message and we hope to do so for many years to come. We apologise to [His Majesty] the King and to our listeners for any distress caused,” Radio Caroline station manager Peter Moore said in the post.
At the time of the accidental announcement of his death, the king was in Northern Ireland with Queen Camilla. He disclosed in 2024 that he was diagnosed with cancer, for which he’s still getting treatment, according to Scripps News.
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