Two Australian commentators, Tracey Grimshaw and Peter Overton, working for the Channel Nine network, were clearly caught in the act as they were tasked with naming the high-profile arrivals at Westminster Abbey for Her Majesty’s State Ceremony. More from Deadline Having announced the likes of US President Joe Biden, French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron and other world dignitaries, they apparently thought their work was done, until a couple emerged from their vehicle at the front of the Abbey and entered. Grimshaw asked, “Who is he?” “Hard to identify,” Overton replied. “Maybe, uh, minor royals… I can’t identify them right now.” “We can’t track them all down,” Grimshaw said. They must have been surprised when Truss took to the lectern to read in her capacity as Prime Minister but, to be fair to commentators, Truss had only been in office for two days before the Queen’s death on 8 September. In fact, the Queen’s meeting with Truss in Balmoral, Scotland, was her last public state duty after 70 years as monarch. And the slightly more familiar figure of Boris Johnson, now former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom had already walked through the door. The BBC did not make the same mistake in return. As the fairly young Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived at the same door, they didn’t get his name wrong, they just fell silent. And, on the scale of the event, which involved thousands of guests, mourners, military personnel, security forces at three locations with processions between them throughout the day, it was a fairly small blip in the scheme of things. The story continues The best of the deadline Sign up for the deadline newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Click here to read the full article.
