The BBC has apologised after one of their journalists wrongly tweeted that Britain's Queen Elizabeth II was hospitalised.
A tweet appearing to come from a journalist's account said: "Queen Elizabeth is being treated at Kind Edward 7th Hospital in London. Statement due shortly: @BBCWorld".
But Ahmen Khawaja deleted the tweet shortly after, saying: "False Alarm: Have deleted previous tweets!!".
She then added that her "phone left unattended at home. Silly prank, Apologies for upsetting anyone!".
But a BBC spokesperson said: "During a technical rehearsal for an obituary, tweets were mistakenly sent from the account of a BBC journalist".
"The tweets were swiftly deleted and we apologise for any offence," they said.
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But it was picked up by at least one international organisation, with German website Bild saying: "The Queen's in the hospital" - but this also was quickly corrected.
