Palace Denies Rumor That King Charles Died After False Russian Media Report Goes Viral!
18.03.2024 - 22:39
/ perezhilton.com
No, King Charles III is not dead!
Buckingham Palace has denied reports that His Majesty passed away on Monday after several Russian media outlets ran with the fake news! Many mainstream Russian publications and popular pro-Kremlin Telegram channels were seemingly duped by an “announcement” supposedly coming from Buckingham Palace, which declared:
The now-viral letter was dated “Monday, 18th March 2024” and had the palace’s seal on the top. However, it was not posted to ANY official royal channels.
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See a glimpse at the unverified announcement (below):
The Telegram account Mash, which has 2.27 million subscribers, was one of the first to post the shocking news, per the New York Post. They wrote in a caption:
Sputnik, RIA Novosti, and Readkovka all followed along, citing the same fake letter. Obviously, this was concerning AF — and also not true! The palace was quickly forced to speak out and deny the death reports. They issued a statement to the Russian state-run news agency TASS, insisting:
Along with the other outlets who jumped the gun, Mash updated readers, saying:
The 75-year-old monarch has been undergoing treatment for an unspecified form of cancer since January when he was diagnosed with the disease shortly after having a prostate procedure. He has stayed mostly out of the spotlight ever since, but he did address the public in a pre-recorded video for Commonwealth Day last week. He is also expected to attend the annual Trooping the Colour ceremony in honor of his birthday on June 15, should his health allow.
While a fake rumor like this would be problematic no matter what, it comes amid increased scrutiny for the whole family as Princess