People say that the state broadcaster needs to be more careful with its audio subtitles.
London:
During its coverage of the royal family since Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, the BBC made an embarrassing mistake in its audio subtitles when it misheard a key word.
The British Broadcasting Corporation uses an automatic captioning system for the deaf and hard of hearing and often has errors in words transcribed by the system on screen.
On Friday, during coverage of the new King – Charles III – and his wife Camilla as they landed in London from Scotland, the subtitles flashed the word “vagina” instead of Regina. That is to explain that Camilla will not be Queen Regina, or a reigning queen, but a Queen Consort as the new monarch’s partner.
“BBC subtitles spectacularly misheard the word ‘Queen Regina’ during our recent Camilla chat,” one eagle-eyed viewer commented on Twitter shortly after spotting the awkward moment on Twitter. TV.
Oops.. BBC really should be more careful with their auto subtitles.. pic.twitter.com/ggAMqpgac7
– Johnny Nicks (@SadSensituv) September 9, 2022
Many others also followed on social media to say that the state broadcaster needs to be more careful with its audio subtitles.
Most news channels in the UK suspended their regular programming the moment the 96-year-old monarch died “peacefully” at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland. In the coming days, the Queen’s coffin will leave her Balmoral estate for the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh – the official residence of the British monarch in Scotland.
It will then be carried to the Church of St. Giles’ in the city, where the Queen will lie to rest, allowing the public to view her coffin. The coffin will then be shipped to London, ready to lie in its original state for about four days before her funeral.
On Saturday morning, the Queen’s son and heiress Charles was officially crowned King in an ancient ceremony that was televised for the first time in history.
“My mother’s reign was unparalleled in its dedication and devotion,” King Charles III said in his first official speech.
It followed his first televised speech to the nation on Friday night, in which he thanked his “loving mother” for her 70 years of service to the country and the Commonwealth when he pledges to follow in her footsteps with “loyalty, respect and love”.
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