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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Jeyn Klare Reyes

Radio Station Accidentally Announces King Charles' Death Then Plays 16 Minutes of Silence

Radio Caroline broadcast a prerecorded announcement claiming King Charles had died before playing the national anthem and falling silent for 16 minutes. (Credit: UK Government via Wikimedia Commons, Open Government Licence v3.0.)

A British radio station falsely announced that King Charles III had died after a staff member discovered a prerecorded royal death notice and played it 'out of curiosity'.

Radio Caroline interrupted its normal programming, broadcast the incorrect announcement and played God Save the King. The station then fell silent for 16 minutes, leaving listeners unsure whether the report was genuine.

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