BBC presenter apologises for accidentally announcing the Queen’s death early

A BBC presenter was forced to apologise after she incorrectly announced the death of the Queen prematurely.

On Thursday, it was announced that Her Majesty had been placed under ‘medical supervision’ at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health.

While speculation surrounding the Queen’s health was rife, the host of BBC World News’ Impact Yalda Hakim tweeted that the monarch had passed away several hours before the news was officially confirmed. 

Shortly after 3pm, Hakim tweeted to her followers: “BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace has announced.”

The tweet was hastily deleted and replaced with an apology, where Hakim clarified that there had not been an announcement and that she was incorrect in saying the Queen had died. 

She wrote: “I tweeted that there had been an announcement about the death of the Queen.

“This was incorrect, there has been no announcement, and so I have deleted the tweet. I apologise.”

Later that day, at 6:30pm, it was then officially confirmed that Queen Elizabeth II had sadly passed away at the age of 96.

As news of The Queen’s deteriorating health was breaking, her family rushed to be by her side, including Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward. 

Prince William and Prince Harry also travelled to Scotland to be with their grandmother. 

However, the Duchess of Cambridge remained in Windsor as Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis were on their first full day at their new school.