UK radio station mistakenly announces King Charles’ death in on-air blunder
A UK radio station mistakenly announced the death of King Charles III due to a computer error. The blunder left listeners shocked and prompted the station to suspend normal programming as a mark of respect. Station manager Peter Moore later apologized for the incident, which sparked confusion among the audience.
- ▪Radio Caroline mistakenly declared King Charles III dead due to a computer error.
- ▪The station suspended normal broadcasts and played 'God Save the King' before going silent for 15 minutes.
- ▪Listeners expressed their shock and confusion on social media after hearing the announcement.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 18 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean left, 3 centre.
- ▪ UK radio station mistakenly announces King Charles’ death and plays ‘God Save The King’ — NME
- ▪ Radio station sorry after mistakenly announcing death of King Charles — Straits Times — World
- ▪ UK radio station apologises for accidentally announcing king’s death — The Guardian — World
- ▪ UK radio station mistakenly reports death of King Charles — South China Morning Post
- ▪ UK radio station apologises after mistakenly announcing King Charles’s death — The Independent
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| Publication time | Thu, 21 May 2026 01:23:24 -0400 |
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Royal Family UK radio station mistakenly announces King Charles’ death in on-air blunder By Adam Silverstein Published May 21, 2026, 1:23 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add Page Six on Google King Charles III was mistakenly declared dead by a UK radio station Tuesday in a shocking on-air blunder that left listeners stunned before the station suddenly went silent. Radio Caroline, which broadcasts across parts of England, accidentally triggered its “Death of a Monarch” protocol due to what station bosses later described as a “computer error.” Regular programming abruptly stopped before presenters announced that normal broadcasts had been suspended following the “death” of the 77-year-old monarch.
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