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The BBC ticker accidentally made some shocking claims about The Queen

Her Majesty did what?

Jul 23rd 2014, 10:21 AM 6,436 Views 1 Comment

PEOPLE WATCHING the BBC News late last night were treated to a shocking story in the channel’s news ticker.

There was a huge and scandalous revelation about none other than Queen Elizabeth herself.

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Yes, it appeared that Her Majesty had been hitting the ol’ opiates.

#royal #Queen #BBC The perils of hasty news breaking via the red ticker: HM & prohibited substances?! #Awkward pic.twitter.com/dle3wkJ7Sw
— Paul Harrison (@HarrisonComms) July 22, 2014

Source: Paul Harrison/Twitter

So THAT’S how she rolls.

Source: Allgeektome

However, this was of course merely a horrendous news ticker fail. In fact, a racehorse owned by the queen had tested positive for morphine.

Source: Telegraph

Whoopsie. Someone at the BBC is getting sent back to ticker school. Byeeee!

Source: Nymag

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The BBC ticker accidentally made some shocking claims about The Queen