QUEEN Elizabeth II’s entire staff from across the United Kingdom has been summoned to an emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace in London today, according to reports. Servants will be addressed by the Royal Household’s most senior officer Lord Chamberlain and Her Majesty’s Private Secretary Sir Christopher Geidt in just hours. The meeting, called suddenly and described as highly unusual by royal watchers, has sent Britain’s rumour mill into a concerned frenzy. It’s currently the middle of the night in London.
There is speculation that the announcement is to do with either the Queen or her husband the Duke of Edinburgh’s health. Social media has erupted in panic with many offering theories about the announcement, from abdication to far more serious issues. The Mirror reports that even the most trusted of staff have been left in the cold as to what the meeting will be about.
“Although meetings involving the entire royal household are occasionally called, the way this has been done at the eleventh hour is highly unusual and suggests that there is something major to be disseminated,” Mail Online reported. Buckingham Palace has declined to comment.
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UPDATE
Prince Philip to step down from all public engagements from August
Prince Philip will step down from all public engagements from August, Buckingham Palace has said in a press release. The announcement came after an emergency meeting of all royal staff prompted a flurry of speculation about the health of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. The palace said Prince Philip will attend all previously scheduled engagements until August, but will not be accepting new invitations.
The Queen will continue to carry out her full programme of engagements and Prince Philip "may still choose to attend certain public events from time to time".
He will continue to be associated with the over 780 organisations he is patron, president or a member of, although he will no longer play an active role.
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