{
  "id": 17283439,
  "title": "Buckingham Palace Honors Patrick Stewart… by Playing the Wrong Star Trek Theme Music",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/buckingham-palace-honors-patrick-stewart-by-playing-the-wrong-star",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-30T19:40:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/buckingham-palace-honors-patrick-stewart-by-playing-the-wrong-star-trek-theme-music"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The death of Sir Patrick Stewart has prompted tributes from colleagues in the Star Trek and Marvel franchises. Buckingham Palace in London honored the late actor with a moving tribute on Friday, but their gesture was unintentionally mistaken. The Band of the Grenadier Guards played a medley of Star Trek themes, but none of the pieces were from the series he starred in, Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Instead, they performed the theme from the original Star Trek series from 1966, before transitioning into the themes from the later Star Trek movies. Buckingham Palace celebrated Sir Patrick Stewart (1940–2026) with Star Trek theme music, following his passing. Queen Elizabeth II knighted Sir Patrick Stewart in 2010 for his outstanding contribution to drama and the arts.",
  "summary": "The Band of the Grenadier Guards performed a medley of Star Trek themes in honor of Sir Patrick Stewart – none of which were the theme music of the show the late actor starred in.",
  "key_points": [],
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Polygon",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/star-trek-and-x-men-icon-patrick-stewart-dies-at-86",
        "published": "2026-10-29T19:57:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNET",
        "title": "Patrick Stewart, Who Gracefully Steered Star Trek Into Its Next Generation, Dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/patrick-stewart-who-gracefully-steered-star-trek-into-its-next",
        "published": "2026-10-29T21:45:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Star Trek Online players are holding public vigils to mourn Patrick Stewart",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/star-trek-online-players-are-holding-public-vigils-to-mourn-patrick",
        "published": "2026-10-30T18:53:22.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}