Watch: Aussie broadcasters fail to recognise Liz Truss

Poor Liz Truss. While Boris Johnson is recognised the world over thanks to his famous ruffled hair, Britain’s new Prime Minister isn’t quite as well known overseas. As the great and the good arrived at Westminster Abbey for Her Majesty the Queen’s funeral service earlier today, Truss was shown with her husband entering the church. Unfortunately, two Aussie commentators, broadcasting on the country’s Channel Nine, had no idea who Truss was.

‘Who’s this? Maybe minor royals,’ said presenter Peter Overton. ‘We can’t spot everyone unfortunately’, said his colleague Tracy Grimshaw. ‘They look like they could be local dignitaries,’ she added. 

Oh dear. After some panicked whispers off air, Overton eventually told Aussie viewers: ‘I’m just told that’s Liz Truss, the new Prime Minister’.