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\n The BBC has apologized to Catherine, Princess of Wales<\/a> for referring to her as \u201cKate Middleton\u201d during the British broadcaster\u2019s recent coverage of Armistice Day.\n <\/p>\n \n News presenter and correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan repeatedly referred to the popular 43-year-old royal by her maiden name last week, sparking complaints from viewers watching the Remembrance coverage.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cDuring our coverage of memorials to commemorate Armistice Day we mistakenly referred to Catherine, Princess of Wales as Kate Middleton; these were errors during hours of live broadcasting for which we apologise,\u201d the BBC said in a statement.\n <\/p>\n \n \u201cThroughout our Armistice Day coverage more broadly, we referred to Catherine by her correct title,\u201d it added.\n <\/p>\n \n Armistice Day \u2013 also known as Remembrance Day \u2013 commemorates the end of World War I and has become a day to remember all those who have lost their lives in conflict.\n <\/p>\n \n The Princess of Wales made her first appearance at the Armistice Day Service of Remembrance at the National Memorial Arboretum on November 11, leading the nation in a two-minute silence before laying a wreath on behalf of the royal family.\n <\/p>\n \n The apology comes after the BBC also apologized to US President Donald Trump<\/a> last week over an editing mishap that featured in a documentary, which he has threatened to sue over. <\/a>\n <\/p>\n \n On Thursday, the BBC apologized to Trump for how a 2021 speech was cut together in an October 2024 documentary titled \u201cTrump: A Second Chance?\u201d saying that it \u201csincerely regrets the manner in which the video clip was edited.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n However, the BBC rejected a claim of defamation made by the US president\u2019s lawyers and has refused to pay any compensation. The controversy plunged the broadcaster into its biggest crisis in years and triggered the resignations of BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness.\n <\/p>\n