Monday 19 September 2022 11:59 AM Queen's funeral: Channel Nine's Peter Overton mislabels UK prime minister Liz ... trends now
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Senior Channel Nine journalists Peter Overton and Tracy Grimshaw were unable to identify Britain's new prime minister as they provided commentary on the Queen's funeral on Monday night.
As UK Prime Minister Liz Truss climbed out of her car to attend the ceremony at Westminster Abbey, Overton and Grimshaw were left scratching their heads as to who she was.
'So, this is a significant motorcade, we are being told now,' Overton said.
Overton and Grimshaw stumbled trying to identify Truss and thought she might be 'minor royalty'
'Come with us as we try and identify who is getting out of the car. This is under police escort of course. I would suggest this might be royalty, Tracy.
'Hard to identify. Maybe minor royals, members of the … I can't identify them at this point …'
Viewers at home took to social media to call them out on the blunder.
'Good job Peter Overton. Didn't know the new PM,' one person tweeted.
Another wrote: 'Happened to be passing by the living room in my house where my family are watching the Queen's funeral. Tracy Grimshaw: 'And we're not sure who this is who has arrived'.'
''Unfortunately we can't identify everyone, they look like local dignitaries.' It was Liz Truss. I howled.'
