Reporting the news that Lenny Henry has been awarded a knighthood for his services to drama and charity, ITV have been ridiculed for accidentally using footage of a completely different person entirely.
Images of celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott performing on a Comedy Store stage were broadcast instead, later prompting an apology from ITV.
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/672802541609074689
https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/672802651785007106
As is often the case, Twitter seized upon the error, with a series of ironic tweets quickly doing the rounds.
https://twitter.com/liamtulley/status/672811818851635201
https://twitter.com/mikethecraigy/status/672811874287812609
https://twitter.com/MacklinTony/status/672811883100008448
https://twitter.com/SteveBlogs1/status/672806077084377088
https://twitter.com/taxbod/status/672812330892283905
https://twitter.com/JoelG_88/status/672812994728980480
https://twitter.com/Mr_Mike_Clarke/status/672812656231886848
