At least two TV channels made similar mistakes while reporting an event that occurred on April 8, 2013, in the UK. One was Thailand's Channel 5, while the other was Taiwan's CTi Cable channel. The former chose to go with the actress Meryl Streep, the latter with Queen Elizabeth II.
What event, and what was the error?
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The event was the death of former British PM Margaret Thatcher. These channels mistakenly flashed photos of these two ladies (Streep has played Thatcher in a film) while talking about the Iron Lady and profusely apologised later.
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