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A British radio station has apologized for mistakenly announcing the death of King Charles, who was visiting Northern Ireland with his wife, Queen Camilla.<\/p>\n
Radio Caroline, which is based in Essex, said it triggered its pre-prepared “Death of a Monarch” emergency protocol due to a studio computer error.<\/p>\n
The radio station interrupted normal programming and broadcast an announcement that King Charles had died.<\/p>\n
The station then played “God Save the King” and went off air (silent) for approximately 15\u201316 minutes.<\/p>\n
The radio station said, “Due to a computer error in our main studio, the Death of a Monarch process… was accidentally activated… erroneously announcing that HRH the King has passed away. We apologize for any distress caused to the King and our listeners.”<\/p>\n
The day after the radio station announced his death, a seagull dropped a surprise from above, which hit King’s suit jacket and scattered it on others around him, including members of the press.<\/p>\n
According to Irene Marting, who witnessed the incident and met the sober King shortly afterward, King quipped, “It’s a good thing it didn’t get on my head.”<\/p>\n
“It’s considered good luck to be killed by a seagull,” Marting said. \u201cWe are thrilled that he has come to Northern Ireland to visit us and it is really good to see him in Newcastle.\u201d<\/p>\n
Charles was visiting the south-eastern coastal city on the second day of a three-day visit with Queen Camilla. The Queen was spared the spectacle as she was on a separate visit to Royal Hillsborough, where she tried her hand at pouring a pint of Guinness in a pub.<\/p>\n
According to the Associated Press, “King had a foreshadowing of his fate during a visit to a food pantry earlier in the day, when he picked up a roll of toilet paper and said, “Very important.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n