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UK radio station mistakenly reports death of King Charles

South China Morning Post · · 188 words · By Agence France-Presse
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“Radio Caroline has apologised after a computer error triggered the so-called death of a monarch procedure”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Radio Caroline apologized after a computer error triggered the 'death of a monarch' procedure.
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web search NEUTRAL — Radio Caroline is a British radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly and Allan Crawford, initially to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingd…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Caroline
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web search NEUTRAL — A radio station has apologised for “any distress caused” after accidentally announcing that King Charles had died. The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at R…
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/20/uk-radi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Radio Caroline has apologised after a computer error triggered the so-called death of a monarch procedure.
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3354287/uk-ra…
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“A former British pirate radio station on Wednesday apologised “for any distress caused” after accidentally announcing the death of King Charles.”
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Multiple sources confirm that Radio Caroline (described as a former pirate radio station) apologized on Wednesday for accidentally announcing the death of King Charles.
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web search NEUTRAL — Announcement made due to computer error at Radio Caroline’s main studio in Essex.A radio station has apologised for “any distress caused” after accidentally announcing that King Charles had died.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/may/20/uk-radi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Britain's King Charles III attends the state opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London, 13 May, 2026.A former British pirate radio station apologised on Wednesday "for any distress …
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/20/former-uk-pira…
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web search NEUTRAL — A radio station has issued an apology after mistakenly announcing that King Charles has died. Radio Caroline, which broadcasts across the south of England and the Midlands made the announcement and pl…
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/king-charles…
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“The erroneous announcement was made on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at its main studio in Maldon in eastern Essex”
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The evidence confirms the announcement happened on Tuesday afternoon due to a computer error at Radio Caroline's main studio in Essex.
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Accidental describes what was not planned or intended. It means "happening by accident" or "happening as an accident," as in "an accidental discovery" and "an accidental injury."
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accidental
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web search NEUTRAL — ACCIDENTAL definition: 1. happening or existing by chance: 2. a sign showing that there is a temporary change from the…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accident…
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web search NEUTRAL — ACCIDENTAL definition: happening by chance or accident; not planned; unexpected. See examples of accidental used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/accidental
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“The error had triggered the so-called death of a monarch procedure “which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require”, station manager Peter Moore said.”
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While the general event is corroborated, the specific quote attributed to station manager Peter Moore is not explicitly repeated across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though the context of the 'death of a monarch' procedure is mentioned in the general reporting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Radio An antenna farm hosting various radio antennas on Sandia Peak near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. [1][2][3] Radio waves are el…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio
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web search NEUTRAL — Choose from hundreds of stations of free internet radio with unlimited skips. Find all of your favorite genres streaming online for free at AccuRadio.
https://www.accuradio.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to online radio and music on over 60,000 national and international radio stations. Discover free live radio online on radio.net
https://www.radio.net/
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““Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology,” he said on social media.”
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The specific detail about the station falling silent and the social media post by the manager is not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, although the overall event of the apology is confirmed.
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web search NEUTRAL — Radio An antenna farm hosting various radio antennas on Sandia Peak near Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. [1][2][3] Radio waves are el…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio
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web search NEUTRAL — Choose from hundreds of stations of free internet radio with unlimited skips. Find all of your favorite genres streaming online for free at AccuRadio.
https://www.accuradio.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Listen to online radio and music on over 60,000 national and international radio stations. Discover free live radio online on radio.net
https://www.radio.net/
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