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VIDEO: Estonian president was not impressed when a Sky News presenter got his name wrong

Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan had been set to interview Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the pres...
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15.23 8 Feb 2015


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VIDEO: Estonian president was...

VIDEO: Estonian president was not impressed when a Sky News presenter got his name wrong

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15.23 8 Feb 2015


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Sky News presenter Dermot Murnaghan had been set to interview Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the president of Estonia, earlier today. The interview was set to focus on the crisis in Ukraine, and how it affected Estonia as a neighbour of Russia.

Unfortunately, the interview ran into a bit of a snag before it even got going. The presenter referred to President Ilves as 'President Hendrik' (i.e. his middle name).

President Ilves was clearly rather exasperated as the question was being asked. Eventually he audibly said "get my name right" and took out his earpiece in frustration. Naturally, they then cut back to Murnaghan who swiftly moved things back along.

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