A UK radio station accidentally declared King Charles dead on Tuesday after a computer error triggered a pre-loaded obituary protocol, broadcasting a formal death announcement and playing the national anthem before falling silent for 15 minutes, while the King was actively carrying out public engagements in Belfast.
Radio Caroline, based in Maldon, Essex, blamed the incident on a technical fault at its main studio that activated what station manager Peter Moore described as the 'death of a monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require.'
