{"id":167299,"date":"2026-05-22T08:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=167299"},"modified":"2026-05-22T08:45:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T15:45:56","slug":"uk-radio-station-apologises-after-false-announcement-of-king-charles-iiis-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/uk-radio-station-apologises-after-false-announcement-of-king-charles-iiis-death\/","title":{"rendered":"UK Radio Station apologises after false announcement of King Charles III\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>King Charles III<\/strong> is back again in the international spotlight after a UK radio station falsely announced King Charles III\u2019s death. Immediately, an atmosphere of concern was over Britain, waiting for an official confirmation from Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<p>On May 19, Radio Caroline made a false announcement before the station abruptly went silent.<strong> What\u2019s described as a computer error that accidentally triggered the broadcaster\u2019s emergency <em>\u201cDeath of a Monarch\u201d<\/em><\/strong> procedure brought tons of concerns to the royal followers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_167302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-167302\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-167302\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-IIIs-death-announced-by-Radio-Caroline-.jpg\" alt=\"Radio Caroline apologized for King Charles III&#039;s incident \" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-IIIs-death-announced-by-Radio-Caroline-.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-IIIs-death-announced-by-Radio-Caroline--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-IIIs-death-announced-by-Radio-Caroline--1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-IIIs-death-announced-by-Radio-Caroline--768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-IIIs-death-announced-by-Radio-Caroline--1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Charles-IIIs-death-announced-by-Radio-Caroline--860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-167302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of Radio Caroline&#8217;s Facebook page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a statement shared on social media, station manager Peter Moore said the <strong>error activated a protocol<\/strong> designed to be used only in the event of the monarch\u2019s death. They also apologised directly to the British monarch and listeners who may have been distressed over the announcement.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>\u201cDue to a computer error at our main studio, the Death of a Monarch procedure, which all UK stations hold in readiness while hoping not to require, was<strong> accidentally activated<\/strong> on Tuesday afternoon (19 May), mistakenly announcing that HM the King had passed away. Radio Caroline then fell silent as would be required, which alerted us to restore programming and issue an on-air apology.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>King Charles III is back again in the international spotlight after a UK radio station falsely announced King Charles III\u2019s death. Immediately, an atmosphere of concern was over Britain, waiting for an official confirmation from Buckingham Palace. On May 19, Radio Caroline made a false announcement before the station abruptly went silent. 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