Prince Philip's obituary published by mistake
One of the biggest media outlets in the UK has made a major blunder by accidentally publishing a pre-written Prince Philip obituary.
The Telegraph in the UK published a story that stated Prince Philip was dead under the headline “HOLD HOLD HOLD Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, dies aged XX”.
Unfortunately, many saw the huge mistake before it was taken down.
The article, which has been pre-prepared, gave details of the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral, health and life.
The article started, “The Duke of Edinburgh, the longest-serving consort to a monarch in British history, has died at the age of XX, Buckingham Palace has announced.”
Online readers were confused about whether the Prince had actually passed away on the same day he had completed his final public engagement.
“Just because Prince Philip is retiring doesn't mean he's dead,” one person wrote online.
“Someone doesn't quite grasp the concept of hold!!” said another.
Another reader said, “Someone at the @Telegraph is about to have a very bad day.”
The article was removed as soon as the error was realised.
A Telegraph spokesman said: "We sincerely apologise for the mistake that was made this morning, which was of course rectified immediately."
"We will be reviewing our publishing processes as a matter of urgency."