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By Ayo Kehinde
British monarch King Charles and Queen Camilla were delighted to hear the announcement of his death on May 19, 2026 by British radio station Radio Caroline.
And then hearing an apology from the station after accidentally announcing his death on Tuesday, May 19.
Station director Peter Moore said a computer error triggered the station’s “Death of a Monarch” procedure, which is normally kept ready but rarely used.
“Radio Caroline then went silent as was necessary, which alerted us to reinstate programming and issue an on-air apology. We apologize to His Majesty the King and our listeners for any inconvenience caused,” Moore wrote on Facebook.
The error disrupted regular programming, and playback of Tuesday’s broadcast between 1.58pm and 5pm was temporarily unavailable on the station’s website.
At the time, King Charles and Queen Camilla were on the first day of their three-day visit to Northern Ireland, attending events and meeting the public in Belfast.
Radio Caroline, founded in 1964 as a pirate radio station, has a long history in British broadcasting and inspired the 2009 film The Boat That Rocked.
Some listeners shared online that they were initially shocked, then relieved when they realized it was a mistake.
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