To shout “No! The Queen was not sat alone!”

[Saddlesore]

I have just been reading some of the online coverage of Prince Philip’s funeral, from some pretty blue-chip websites, and some of them say “The Queen was sat alone...” This is like nails down a blackboard for me (along with “I was stood...”). Surely the Queen was sitting, or was seated?
Of course, there’s an outside chance that the writer made a spelling error and meant to say “The Queen was sad...” - but that goes without saying.

[Alsohuman]

[quote Twistered]@Alsohuman.

Your house sounds great craic. Not[/quote]
It is. But only other SPAG pedants would appreciate it.

[Twistered]

So no craic then

[Alsohuman]

Oh give over. Plenty of craic, as you’d expect with one of us hailing from N Ireland.

[Twistered]

Ah..... in that case then the craic will be ninety !