{"id":5461,"date":"2016-12-31T02:52:17","date_gmt":"2016-12-31T02:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=5461"},"modified":"2016-12-31T02:52:17","modified_gmt":"2016-12-31T02:52:17","slug":"internet-freaks-out-over-queen-death-hoax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=5461","title":{"rendered":"Internet freaks out over Queen death hoax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The account, which had the handle @BBCNewsUKI, was suspended after sending out the Tweet, but not before people all around the world screenshotted and retweeted it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;BREAKING: Buckingham Palace announces the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 90. Circumstances are unknown. More to follow,&#8221; the account Tweeted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5865ab48d4358_557queen2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5463\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5865ab48d4358_557queen2.jpg\" alt=\"5865ab48d4358_557queen2\" width=\"539\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5865ab48d4358_557queen2.jpg 539w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5865ab48d4358_557queen2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/5865ab48d4358_557queen2-300x416.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Almost immediately an outpouring of grief began online from royal fans who believed the tweet to be true.<\/p>\n<div class=\"box shadow  \"><div class=\"box-inner-block\"><i class=\"fa tie-shortcode-boxicon\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"zh-cn\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thought Queen Elizabeth II had died. Told my mom. Instantly in tears, clutching her commemorative phone case. Whoops. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D3IGZKyZpW\">pic.twitter.com\/D3IGZKyZpW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Helen Zook (@helenzook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helenzook\/status\/814549589646864385\">2016\u5e7412\u670829\u65e5<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p>The rumour comes just days after the 90-year-old Monarch missed the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham for the first time in 30 years.<\/p>\n<p>However Kensington Palace released a statement downplaying the reports that she was ill, claiming she was just suffering from a very bad cold.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said Her Majesty &#8220;continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adding fuel to the fire was the hashtag #mediablackout which started trending on Twitter, claiming the UK media were about to announce the death of a famous figure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why on earth is there a #mediablackout and what the heck does it mean?,&#8221; one Twitter user said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;#Mediablackout I reckon all will be revealed on Monday,&#8221; another person said.<\/p>\n<p>However others laughed off the hashtag as a joke with one Twitter user writing: &#8220;#mediablackout has given me the biggest laugh this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stupid rumours over Twitter #mediablackout,&#8221; another Twitter user said.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Elizabeth&#8217;s annual Christmas Day speech was broadcast from the Regency Room at Buckingham Palace this year.<\/p>\n<p>Just last week all the royal, including Prince Harry, Prince William, Kate Middleton and Prince George and Princess Charlotte, made their way to Buckingham Palace for the annual Christmas party.<\/p>\n<p>The hoax also comes after it was announced by Buckingham Palace last week that the Queen would be stepping down from her role as patron of a number of charities after turning 90.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Her Majesty will continue to serve as patron to hundreds of charities and institutions but will now share this work with her family,&#8221; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The account, which had the handle @BBCNewsUKI, was suspended after sending out the Tweet, but not before people all around the world screenshotted and retweeted it. &#8220;BREAKING: Buckingham Palace announces the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 90. Circumstances are unknown. More to follow,&#8221; the account Tweeted. 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