A Taiwanese television news station has apologised for airing footage of Queen Elizabeth II while reporting the death of former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher.
CTi Cable flashed a headline saying "Margaret Thatcher Dies of Stroke" and showed two clips of the Queen shaking hands with the public. The station apologised last night after viewers criticised it for failing to distinguish between the women.
News producers for Thailand's army-owned Channel 5 apologised for showing actress Meryl Streep's picture in a segment this morning. For nearly two minutes, it displayed Baroness Thatcher's biography alongside a picture of Streep in character for The Iron Lady.
The production team wrote on Facebook later: "We will improve and develop our work more carefully and are deeply sorry."
Lady Thatcher died in London yesterday at the age of 87.
