Foreign Office boss apologises for 'Golden Mosque' gaffe

A top official at the Foreign Office has been forced to apologise after confusing one of the world's most revered Sikh temples with a mosque.Sir Simon McDonald admitted "I was wrong" after inadvertently referring to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, as the "Golden Mosque".The gaffe was made on Twitter, where the Foreign Office permanent secretary referred to a picture of the spiritual building being presented to the UK's deputy high commissioner.