A UK radio station, Radio Caroline in Essex, apologises after making a false on-air announcement that King Charles III has died. Multiple outlets report that the error occurs on Tuesday afternoon and is linked to a computer or technical problem at the station’s main studio in Maldon, eastern Essex. The incorrect report triggers the station’s “death of a monarch” procedure, which UK broadcasters keep ready, and the station then goes silent briefly before resuming programming and issuing an apology. Reports say “God Save the King” is played after the announcement, and the station later cuts back to its normal broadcast schedule. Station manager Peter Moore posts on social media that the station apologises to “HM the king” and to listeners for any distress caused. According to the accounts, the mistake is discovered and playback becomes unavailable on the station website for a period during the affected broadcast window. The apology comes as Charles and Queen Camilla are reported to be in Northern Ireland at the time for a public engagement with an Irish folk group. The incident is described as an on-air blunder caused by a technical glitch rather than intentional misinformation.