American YouTuber Trisha Paytas gave birth to reincarnation of Queen Elizabeth? 

Trisha Paytas denied a flurry of online rumours regarding their pregnancy and Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 96.

The unusual allegations began after Paytas, who identifies as non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, posted that they were 1 cm dilated on Wednesday, one day before the Queen passed away. The YouTube star responded to the strange accusations on Instagram on Friday.

“Well this is awkward…to have to announce that I'm still VERY much pregnant and have NOT given birth,” Paytas, 34, wrote. “I almost felt sad yesterday to tell people this. The internet is a weird place. I don't know how any of those rumors started or why?”

Paytas then expressed regret to the British royal family and their baby.

“Felt weird to say anything at all. But so many people IRL that we know, had been texting and calling about this. Including my dad who felt out of the loop as if I wouldn't text him when I was going into labor,” they wrote. “Still don't know what to say. Other than – I'm still pregnant. And when I do give birth, we will announce it.”

In her final statement, Paytas expressed her sympathies to the royal family and described the Queen's departure as “disheartening.”