THE BBC has apologised for taking away the Princess of Wales’ title in their Armistice Day coverage.
The corporation’s own viewers complained after presenter Rajini Vaidyanathan repeatedly referred to the future Queen as “Kate Middleton” – her maiden name before marrying into the Royal Family in 2011.
This comes after the BBC apologised to Donald Trump after doctoring a speech he delivered for an episode of Panorama.
During the Remembrance Day coverage, viewers raged online insisting it was “appalling” and “disrespectful”.
The BBC said: “During our coverage of memorials to commemorate Armistice Day, we mistakenly referred to Catherine, Princess of Wales as Kate Middleton.
“These were errors during hours of live broadcasting for which we apologies. Throughout our Armistice Day coverage more broadly, we referred to Catherine by her correct title.”
Meanwhile, the BBC Chairman has reportedly vowed to “fight” any legal action by Donald Trump after the President’s speech was doctored.
The US leader said he plans to sue the corporation for a sum between $1 billion and $5billion in damages after the broadcaster deceptively edited a speech he delivered for an episode of Panorama.
BBC chairman Samir Shah had already sent a personal letter to The White House to apologise for the editing of the speech in the Panorama programme.
But Mr Shah has now said there is “no basis for a defamation case”, according to Sky News.
In an email seen by Sky News, Mr Shah wrote: “There is a lot being written, said and speculated upon about the possibility of legal action, including potential costs or settlements.
“In all this, we are, of course, acutely aware of the privilege of our funding and the need to protect our licence fee payers, the British public.
“I want to be very clear with you – our position has not changed. There is no basis for a defamation case and we are determined to fight this.”
BBC Director Tim Davie resigned from the Corporation over its “deceptive editing” of Mr Trump’s speech following massive criticism against the broadcaster for deceiving viewers.
And the Beeb confirmed the Panorama programme will “not be broadcast again in this form or on any BBC platforms”.
The full transcript of Donald Trump’s ‘Capitol Riots’ 2021 speech… and what the BBC’s Panorama showed
The BBC is engulfed in scandal after deceiving viewers over the US President’s remarks in a Panorama episode
In a passionate speech to his supporters in January 2021, Mr Trump said: “We are gonna walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be with you.
“We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol and we’re gonna cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women.
“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
In the same speech, but almost an hour later, the US leader then told crowds: “…and we fight.
“We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not gonna have a country anymore.”
However, following the BBC’s “deceptive editing” of the president’s speech, the two separate remarks were mashed together.
In the Panorama episode, Mr Trump can be heard saying: “We’re gonna walk down to the Capitol and I’ll be with you and we fight.
“We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not gonna have a country anymore.”
