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Katie Fitzpatrick

Kirsty Young makes hilarious name blunder as King's arrival interrupts Nicole Scherzinger

Viewers settling down to watch the King's Coronation weekend have heaped praise on BBC presenter Kirsty Young for her slick coverage. More compliments poured in on Sunday night as she was back at the helm for the Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle, looking stunning in her white outfit.

@PippyG82 praised: "Kirsty Young always looks absolutely on point. Gorgeous." And @johnstephen114 commented: "Kirsty Young looking an ABSOLUTE QUEEN in majestic white."

Fans were in stitches as she then went on to make a name blunder as she cut-off interviewer Jordan Banjo's interview with Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger for the arrival of the newly crowned King Charles and Queen Camilla.

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She said: "And there of course we see the arrival of their Majesties the King and Queen. There's not very much that could upstage Nicole Sershinger, ah, you know who I mean".

@Razz70 tweeted: "Did she say I can’t even say Nicole scherzinger? She just did! lol." And @TheRealZoeMBE shouted: "HOWLING AT HOW KIRSTY YOUNG JUST SAID NICOLE SCHERZINGER and then went ah you know what I meant."

Kirsty Young presented the concert coverage (BBC)

@ThisIsMax joked: "Oh Nicole Sersinger … you know who I mean … oops Kirsty." And @stacyhowley asked with a laughing emoji: "Has #kirstyyoung lost the ability to pronounce names?"

@Wyres67 laughed: "Living the fact that Kirsty Young mispronounced #NicoleScherzinger." And @NoleLondon commented: "Nicole Scherzinger looking stunning... (or nicole sturgeon, as kirsty young called her earlier."

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