Has Prince Philip kicked the bucket?

[Gandalf The White]

The rumours will be running wild ...







Queen Elizabeth’s entire staff called to ‘highly unusual’ emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace

Staff writer, News Corp Australia Network



an hour ago



QUEEN Elizabeth II’s entire staff from across the United Kingdom has been summoned to an emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace today, according to reports.



Servants will be addressed by the Royal Household’s most senior office 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. The announcement is expected to be made in a few hours.







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.



The Queen has just returned to Buckingham Palace from an extended visit to Windsor over Easter.



Prince Philip was seen yesterday when he opened the new Warner Stand at Lord’s Cricket Ground on Wednesday.





Household staff from as far as Balmoral in Scotland have reportedly been included in the roll call.



The Queen took ill over Christmas and missed some public engagements, which raised concerns about her health.



However she has recommenced some of her normal duties in recent months.



Her Majesty marked her 91st birthday last month and Prince Philip turns 96 in June.



More to come





www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/queen-elizabeths-entire-staff-called-to-highly-unusual-emergency-meeting-at-buckingham-palace/news-story/f4713452396863eff2dc2a4dc7997215

[caskur]

He may have died... He can't last forever. He's lived past a usual lifespan now.

I say, he's died.

[Gandalf The White]

Sounds like one of them for sure given the strangeness of the meeting time.

He would be 96 this year ...

I think if it was the Queen, we would have heard it confirmed by now.

[caskur]

Yeah, he's still alive but he's not looking good...

"The queen, who celebrated her 91st birthday last month, and Philip, who turns 96 next month, still regularly carry out official duties although they have cut back on their workload in recent years."


He's 96... bloody 'ell.... that's OLD!~

[Gandalf The White]

Well!



What an anti-climax!



All it was about is that Philip is stepping down from all public duties in Autumn.





Pfft. 

[ponto]

96 and he's retiring ......he's done well to make it this far.

[caskur]

He shouldn't be expected to keep working... the kids and grandchildren should have stepped in years ago.

Plus today there is video link ups... if you want to attend something, go skype...

[Gandalf The White]

That's true. He has always been afraid of being perceived as a "performing monkey" but has generally done his job well.

Some times he has been caught out saying things and behaving like a bit of a ratbag ... but it must be a very tiresome job doing all those endless public events. 

[Gandalf The White]