British listeners are accustomed to formal announcements when members of the royal family pass away, but what happened on May 19, 2023, at Radio Caroline crossed into unprecedented territory. The station mistakenly aired pre-recorded messages declaring that King Charles III had died—even though he was very much alive. During Barry Marsh's radio program, a station employee was performing routine maintenance on the studio computer. According to information provided to the regulator, the worker played the recordings out of curiosity, not realizing that doing so would broadcast them directly to listeners. When the employee realized the severity of his mistake, he attempted to alert the program host.