Some has gotten into tears when the news came out that the queen of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth was announced dead in a Twitter hoax post. The false rumors saddened a lot of people after a false BBC news account announced her alleged death and was shared during the breaking news on that Thursday evening.
According to reports from Gossip Cop, the fake Twitter account has been suspended but it has already gotten mass confusion online and mostly in all the social media. The account has said to be owned by a British teenager. There were already lots ofTtwitter followers expressing their condolences to the false rumor of the Queen's death.
Some of the followers were also shocked with the news while at the same time most people were questioning the validity of the said report. The fake news circulated right after the Queen was absent from the Christmas church service at Sandringham on that said day due to an illness.
For 30 long years, it was the first time that Queen Elizabeth was not able to participate in the said gift giving which opened rumors about her death, according to Daily Record. Further, it was not also the first time that the Queen was reported to be dead. BBC spokesman also said that the mistake happened due to a technical rehearsal obituary wherein tweets were mistakenly sent to their team.
Many celebrities fall victims of death hoax like Celine Dion, Jackie Chan, and even Bon Jovi but however, it is still rare for a Queen to be one of those victims. Due to the journalist's negligence, the mistakenly posted tweet created mass chaos and has even brought supporters to tears.
Meanwhile, the Queen's next public appearance is scheduled on the first day of January 2017 for the first Sunday morning service at Sandringham, Royal Central reported.
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