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.
ITV News apologises for the error broadcast in the lunchtime news package today regarding Sir Lenny Henry’s knighthood at the palace. 1/2
— ITV News (@itvnews) December 4, 2015
This was the result of an error in the production process in a piece intended to celebrate Sir Lenny’s significant achievements. 2/2
— ITV News (@itvnews) December 4, 2015
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
Congratulations Lenny Henry with the Knighthood. pic.twitter.com/5OZ7rq6ZJ8
— Michael D. A. Clarke (@MichaelDAClarke) December 4, 2015
