A Brief History of Microphone Gaffes
The Reverend Jesse Jackson might be the latest public figure to forget about his mic, but he's certainly not the first. Here, TIME presents the top 10 most memorable microphone gaffes.
— M.J. Stephey
Princes Charles of Great Britain is not a fan of the press, including BBC royal reporter Nicholas Witchell. During a photoshoot in 2005 with his sons, William and Harry, microphones picked up Charles muttering, "Bloody people, I can't bear that man. I mean, he is so awful, he really is."
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