On Monday, Russian media reported that King Charles III had died. The British embassy in Ukraine has now commented on the false report.

The British Embassy in Ukraine was forced to officially confirm on Monday that King Charles III is still alive. It announced this on Instagram in the evening: “The death of King Charles III is fake!”

Numerous Russian news sites such as RIA, Sputnik, Readkovka and Mash had already reported, according to the British newspaper Daily Mail, that the monarch died on Sunday at the age of 75. A false statement from Buckingham Palace was published about this. “The king died unexpectedly yesterday evening,” said the letter, which can still be found on X.

The Russian news portal “Sputnik” also reported on the alleged death of the British monarch. “King Charles III of Great Britain has died at the age of 75, media reports say,” Sputnik reported, according to the Daily Mail. “There is no information about this on the royal family’s website or in British media.”

A few minutes later, the news portal corrected the report, stating that Charles had not died in any way. However, the news quickly circulated on X. Many users wondered if King Charles III really died. The British monarch had to undergo routine surgery in January. In early February, it was announced that the 75-year-old man was suffering from cancer. It is not known what type of cancer it is.