Royal Oops! Surprising Mistake Discovered on Royal Family's Website

Mar. 15, 2025

Kate Middleton, Prince Louis, Queen Camilla, Prince William, King Charles and more royals walk to church at Sandringham on Dec. 25, 2024.Photo:OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty

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King Charles' team reportedly refreshed the royal family’s website after a digital glitch.

On Jan. 22, the royal family’sRoyal.UKwebsite featured what was apparently an accidental heading on the main landing page. According to a fan blog, the word “hospice” was spotted on the top of the site, though the mistake was soon erased.

“Opps… For some bizarre reason the header on the@RoyalFamilywebsite now says ‘hospice’ … Why?” fan blog Gert’s Royal wondered onX, sharing a screenshot of the surprise typo.

Two hours later, the blog reported that the heading had disappeared.

As of Jan. 23, the page was back to normal, with click into Royal.UK showing the royal family’s biographies, log of latest engagements, Court Circular, Royal Diary and more.

The Royal.UK website on Jan. 23, 2025.Royal.UK

Royal.UK

Queen Camilla toured Prospect Hospice in Wiltshire on Tuesday, making the stop to help the charity commemorate its 45th anniversary in her post as president.

Though typos related to royal communications are rare, they happen! In October 2024, Buckingham Palace shared the happy news thatPrincess Beatriceis pregnantand expecting her second child with her husband,Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. However, there was a hiccup in the initial announcement regarding Princess Beatrice’s royal title.

The corrected statement said, “Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice and Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are very pleased to announce that they are expecting their second child together early in the new year; a sibling for Wolfie and Sienna.”

“His Majesty The King has been informed and both families are delighted with the news,” it continued.

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However, because Edo descends from Italian aristocracy, his fatherpreviously toldtheDaily Mailthat any of his children would be counts or nobile donna. Princess Beatrice, 36, and Edo, 40, are parents to daughterSienna, 3, andChristopher Woolf, 8, his son from a previous relationship.

source: people.com