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Palace confirms Queen 'routine' health check after tweet error | Palace confirms Queen 'routine' health check after tweet error |
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The Queen has attended hospital for her "routine" annual check-up, Buckingham Palace has said following social media speculation about her health. | The Queen has attended hospital for her "routine" annual check-up, Buckingham Palace has said following social media speculation about her health. |
The palace took the unusual step of confirming the "pre-scheduled" visit to London's King Edward VII's Hospital. | The palace took the unusual step of confirming the "pre-scheduled" visit to London's King Edward VII's Hospital. |
The BBC issued an apology after tweets were "mistakenly sent" from the Twitter account of a BBC journalist during a "technical rehearsal" for an obituary. | The BBC issued an apology after tweets were "mistakenly sent" from the Twitter account of a BBC journalist during a "technical rehearsal" for an obituary. |
"The tweets were swiftly deleted and we apologise for any offence," it said. | "The tweets were swiftly deleted and we apologise for any offence," it said. |
"Tweets were mistakenly sent from the account of a BBC journalist saying that a member of the royal family had been taken ill," it added. | "Tweets were mistakenly sent from the account of a BBC journalist saying that a member of the royal family had been taken ill," it added. |
Screen grabs on social media showed that the same producer had later tweeted that the Queen had died. | |
The BBC said an investigation will take place as part of its disciplinary process. |
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