Overview

• The discussion formed part of a BBC Radio 2 history segment on the broadcaster’s 1963 move of its vast record library to Egton House.
• Kay mistakenly said the royal household borrowed a wartime microphone during the war, never returning it.
• A colleague corrected him live, stating the government had borrowed the microphone, not the royal family.
• He apologized on air to King Charles III as well as Queen Camilla for the mistake.
• He spoke to a listener about Royal Garden Party etiquette, praising the royal family’s gracious hospitality.