Radio Caroline, a local radio station in southeast England, apologized this Wednesday after mistakenly broadcasting the death of monarch Charles III, attributing the incident to a computer error. “The ‘Monarch’ protocol, which all British radio stations have prepared in the hope of never having to use it, was mistakenly activated on Tuesday afternoon, erroneously announcing the death of His Majesty the King,” wrote Peter Moore, the station’s director, on Facebook.
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After the announcement, the Essex-based radio station interrupted its broadcast for 15 minutes, following the usual protocol after the death of a monarch. When they resumed transmission, the presenters apologized live to the listeners and to the king for the confusion and “the inconvenience caused.” The Tuesday afternoon program is not available for playback on the radio station’s website.
Radio Caroline “had the pleasure of broadcasting the Christmas message from Her Majesty the Queen (Elizabeth II, who passed away in September 2022), and now the King’s, and we hope to continue doing so for many more years,” wrote director Peter Moore.
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King Charles, 77, is alive and in good health, having recently visited Belfast (Northern Ireland) with Queen Camilla and resumed his public engagements after receiving treatment for cancer, a disease he revealed he was suffering from in February 2024.
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