Claim The chyron text displayed during a TV news report on the death of Queen Elizabeth II said, “Queen’s eldest son, Charles automatically becomes queen.”Fact CheckAmid the fairly predictable, worldwide news coverage of the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, a report on the Kenyan television channel NTV stood out as distinctive, though not for the right reasons. As a flurry of social media posts, many accompanied by screenshots, pointed out, the chyron text displayed beneath the news presenter said, “Queen’s eldest son, Charles automatically becomes queen.”How a Kenyan news TV channel announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Charles automatically becomes Queen 😂 pic.twitter.com/TxosyJi3qq — nemile (@Eduloves1000) September 9, 2022The screenshots — and the flub — were real. "Queen’s eldest son, Charles, automatically becomes KING" pic.twitter.com/1njwwDXh4B — NTV Kenya (@ntvkenya) September 9, 2022The text of the apology read:Re: KING CHARLES IIIOn Thursday night while covering the breaking news story of the passing away of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we inadvertently wrote ‘Queen’ instead of ‘King’, in reference to the Prince of Wales, now King Charles III. Neither the royal family nor the British government has commented on the incident, or indeed indicated they were even aware of it.

Source: GhanaWeb September 10, 2022 00:33 UTC