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BBC journalist faces disciplinary action after killing off the Queen on Twitter
Ahmen Khawaja accidentally tweeted that the Queen was in hospital
Picture: Twitter/@AhmenKhawaja
By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter
3:52PM BST 03 Jun 2015
BBC journalist Ahmen Khawaja blames 'silly prank' for tweet about Queen being dead
A BBC journalist is facing disciplinary action for killing off the Queen on Twitter after apparently mistaking a rehearsal of the announcement of her death for the real thing.
The Corporation apologised after Ahmen Khawaja, a broadcast journalist, sent a tweet saying: "'Queen Elizabrth has died [sic]':@BBCWorld"
It was sent during one of the corporation's regular rehearsals for royal deaths, but insiders said Ms Khawaja was not taking part in the exercise and appeared to have overheard the rehearsal and tweeted what she thought was breaking news
Ms Khawaja, 31,had previously sent a tweet saying: "BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth is being treated at King Edward 7th Hospital in London. Statement due shortly: @BBCWorld."
The King Edward VII Hospital, which has a long association with the Royal family, was part of the BBC script for its dry run. By sheer coincidence the Queen was, in fact, at the very same hospital for her annual check-up at the time, but sources said Ms Khawaja did not know that.
Ms Khawaja's tweets were re-tweeted several times by her followers before she realised the mistake and deleted it, tweeting: "False alarm: Have deleted previous tweets!"
She also said it was the result of a "silly prank" after her phone was left unattended, adding: "Apologies for upsetting anyone!"
BBC journalist faces disciplinary action after killing off the Queen on Twitter
Ahmen Khawaja accidentally tweeted that the Queen was in hospital
Picture: Twitter/@AhmenKhawaja
By Gordon Rayner, Chief Reporter
3:52PM BST 03 Jun 2015
BBC journalist Ahmen Khawaja blames 'silly prank' for tweet about Queen being dead
A BBC journalist is facing disciplinary action for killing off the Queen on Twitter after apparently mistaking a rehearsal of the announcement of her death for the real thing.
The Corporation apologised after Ahmen Khawaja, a broadcast journalist, sent a tweet saying: "'Queen Elizabrth has died [sic]':@BBCWorld"
It was sent during one of the corporation's regular rehearsals for royal deaths, but insiders said Ms Khawaja was not taking part in the exercise and appeared to have overheard the rehearsal and tweeted what she thought was breaking news
Ms Khawaja, 31,had previously sent a tweet saying: "BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth is being treated at King Edward 7th Hospital in London. Statement due shortly: @BBCWorld."
The King Edward VII Hospital, which has a long association with the Royal family, was part of the BBC script for its dry run. By sheer coincidence the Queen was, in fact, at the very same hospital for her annual check-up at the time, but sources said Ms Khawaja did not know that.
Ms Khawaja's tweets were re-tweeted several times by her followers before she realised the mistake and deleted it, tweeting: "False alarm: Have deleted previous tweets!"
She also said it was the result of a "silly prank" after her phone was left unattended, adding: "Apologies for upsetting anyone!"
