BBC tweet mistakenly claims Queen hospitalised

Queen Elizabeth

A BBC tweet mistakenly sent as part of an obituary rehearsal for Queen Elizabeth has sparked a flurry of news reports and prompted Buckingham Palace to release a statement denying the monarch is unwell.

Sent in error as part of “obituary rehearsal”

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