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Manchester Evening News
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Chris Slater

TV presenters awkwardly mistake Liz Truss as 'minor royal' during the Queen's funeral

The Prime Minister Liz Truss was awkwardly mistaken for a 'minor royal' by two TV presenters as she arrived for The Queen's state funeral earlier.

Ms Truss, who was appointed Britain's PM after meeting The Queen at Balmoral just two days before the monarch's passing, was one of the dignitaries present at today's service. She later gave a reading at the service on behalf of the nation.

However, two presenters on Australian network Channel 9 struggled to identify her as arrived ahead of the service at Westminster Abbey, even suggesting she must be a 'minor royal' or 'local dignitary.'

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