Overview
- The BBC’s live broadcast from the National Memorial Arboretum identified Catherine as “Kate Middleton,” with presenter Rajini Vaidyanathan using the name during the Armistice Day service on November 11.
- Viewers on social media called the reference disrespectful and urged the broadcaster to use her current title of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
- An elected official, Jim Shannon MP, publicly reminded BBC News that Catherine has not been known as Kate Middleton since her 2011 marriage and now holds the Princess of Wales title.
- No formal correction or apology from the BBC is reported in the coverage provided.
- Kensington Palace shared video and details of the engagement, noting Catherine laid a wreath at the Armed Forces Memorial, met D‑Day veterans including 100‑year‑old Mr Redston, and marked her first attendance at the service there.