A British radio station apologized after it mistakenly broadcast news of the death of King Charles III due to what it described as a computer error, according to what was reported by The Guardian newspaper.The false ad was broadcast on Tuesday afternoon by Radio Caroline, a historic radio station based in Essex.An internal “Death of the Monarch” routine was accidentally played in the main studio, resulting in the incorrect announcement of the monarch’s death.The station later went off the air briefly before resuming regular programming.Station manager Peter Moore explained the incident in a Facebook post.“Due to a computer error in our main studio, the Death of a Monarch routine, which all UK stations are preparing to hopefully not order, was mistakenly activated on Tuesday afternoon, mistakenly announcing the death of His Majesty the King,” Moore wrote.“Radio Caroline then went silent as required, alerting us to reprogram and issue an on-air apology.”He added: “We apologize to His Majesty the King and to our listeners for any inconvenience we caused.”The accident occurred while King Charles and Camilla were visiting Northern Ireland, where they attended events in Belfast’s Titanic area.Founded in 1964, Radio Caroline became famous as one of Britain’s most popular pirate radio stations, originally broadcasting from ships anchored off the English coast.The station continued to operate intermittently after anti-piracy laws were introduced for broadcasting in 1967 and later became part of BBC history, inspiring films including The Boat That Rocked.
