TV viewers were left "creeped out" after what has been described as a "ghostly" woman's voice interrupting ITV's live coverage of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. The whispering woman can be heard during presenter Tom Bradby's commentary during an aerial shot of the Queen's hearse heading out into West London.
The disembodied voice whispers something to the effect of "the death is irreversible and the fact that she's trapped (travelled)..." and then cuts off. The moment can be heard on ITV Hub's ceremonial coverage at 4hours and 28 minutes.
Many TV viewers took to social media to speculate about what they had just heard and likened the well-spoken voice to the late Princess Diana.
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User William Cody Winter said: "Omg! That sounds like Diana “The death is irreversible and the fact she is trapped now…” and I can’t see a reporter etc saying something like that."
Another Tweeter, @TheCheekyMissB speculated: "I think someone was listening to an old Diana interview and it got picked up on the mics."
Another explanation of cross coverage was offered by Jimmy Taylor who Tweeted: "I have a feeling this could just be a crossed line.
"Maybe to a religious channel following the events. "... that death is irreversible and she's tra..." I don't think we hear "Trapped" I think they may cut the broadcast as she is saying "travelling" perhaps? Just my thoughts!"
The voice interrupted a few minutes of silence with presenter Bradby seemingly stopping his coverage immediately after voice suggesting he heard it. He re-started the beginning of his sentence again of "as you can see" which has led people to offer the most likely explanation of a microphone being left on of someone in the studio.
Grief psychotherapist and author Julia Samuel was in fact present as part of a panel that included King Charles' biographer Jonathan Dimbleby. The expert, who is also godmother to Prince George, had been on just ten minutes earlier talking about the importance of grieving people accepting the new, albeit unwanted reality of death, and that memories of seeing the funeral will help provide a focus for grief.
She states that this is very important psychologically as the sight means mourners "can't go back and not know the person has died". This seems to fit the context of the concept of death being irreversible however as of yet ITV has not offered an official explanation.
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