A celebrity news website has been widely criticised after breaking the news that the Queen had died following a misunderstanding at a wedding party.
Hollywood Unlocked published the story on Wednesday, confident that their sources were correct ahead of any official announcement from Buckingham Palace.The website wrongly reported that Her Majesty had passed away at the age of 95 after testing positive for COVID last week.
Hollywood Unlocked editor, Jason Lee, said the news was collected from a well-trusted source in attendance at Vogue editor Edward Enniful's wedding on Tuesday.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . The report said that a guest close to the Queen received a phone call, “reacted emotionally to a few people, and those few people were informed that that's what happened.” The story was run as an “exclusive,” stating, “Socialites, it is with our deepest regret to inform you that Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has died.
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