Emergency meeting called at Buckingham Palace in London

[LaneGirl]

How old is she

Queen 91
Prince Phillip 95

according to what I'm reading.

 

[CARIIS]

This tweet is suggesting that this isn't the case

[video=twitter;859970875885592576]https://twitter.com/MnmmGorgeous/status/859970875885592576[/video]

Also this..

(not sure who she is, or which French media she is referring to)

moo only if this is accurate don't you think the British should at least confirm?

 

[LaneGirl]

Would they call the entire staff back at 3am for Prince Phillip?

 

[LaneGirl]

moo only if this is accurate don't you think the British should at least confirm?

Protocol is announce at 8 am.

 

[bluesneakers]

Would they call the entire staff back at 3am for Prince Phillip?

IMO yes.

 

[AntonPhibes]

moo only if this is accurate don't you think the British should at least confirm?

Well there is a protocol, which probably has been in place for a long time, so they aren't going to do anything differently .. just have to wait? And if someone has died, its not really going to change anything if you announce it now or in a few hours, they will still be dead

 

[CARIIS]

http://news.sky.com/watch-live

regular programming

http://www.bbc.com/news

same

this is weird to me anyone else??

 

[CARIIS]

Well there is a protocol, which probably has been in place for a long time, so they aren't going to do anything differently .. just have to wait?

Is it only cause of the media or is it something about the Royal family? etc

Religious thing?

 

[LaneGirl]

Is it only cause of the media or is it something about the Royal family? etc

Religious thing?

Royal protocol to make major announcements at 8 am is what I'm reading.

 

[bluesneakers]

Is it only cause of the media or is it something about the Royal family? etc

Religious thing?

I think the Windsors just do things as things are done and have always been done.

 

[AntonPhibes]

Royal protocol to make major announcements at 8 am is what I'm reading.

Yeah same

Royal Protocol dictates that any official announcement would happen at 8am London time

 

[gregjrichards]

Is it only cause of the media or is it something about the Royal family? etc

Religious thing?

It is Royal protocol and procedure nothing to do with religion it's so family members can be notified and not find out from the news. They won't announce a death until 8 am unless a tragic event has happened like Princess Diana's death which couldn't be hidden that doesn't thankfully appear to be the case.

 

[CARIIS]

[FONT=&quot]summoned for an address by Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer of the Royal Household, and the Queen's private secretary Sir Christopher Geidt.

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Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/world/2017/...-emergency-meeting-report#oXrcCob0IpitTzF6.99[/FONT]

 

[gregjrichards]

Tweet from BBC journalist

Natalie Hunter @NatHunter_BBC
#buckinghampalace Been woken up by the boss to cover a story we can't cover until 8am. hate this job sometimes

 

[AntonPhibes]

4:56 am
Thursday, 4 May 2017 (GMT+1)
Time in United Kingdom

Still won't know for around 3 hours i guess

 

[Tricia]

As I post this we have about 3 hours until 8:00 AM London time.

People are talking about how the Queen and Prince Philip were out and about recently. At their age sudden death is so common as we all know.

My 84-Year-Old Father who was in great health ate breakfast, made a date with his much older girlfriend (I told him he should date women his own age LOL ) then literally dropped dead. No warning.

If the Queen has passed then Charles takes the throne as King. Interesting where that leaves Camilla. She is divorced. Not sure how, if it is the queen, this will affect her title.

I find it interesting that his mother will not abdicate for her son. At least she hasn't so far.

Love our British members. Please check in and tell us what is going on from your neck of the woods.

Tricia

 

[LadyL]

wow

gobsmacked right now

 

[gregjrichards]

Buckingham Palace has quashed rumours swirling worldwide about the health of Prince Philip.

"You could safely assume the Queen and Prince Philip are not dead," a palace press officer told a TVNZ reporter this afternoon.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11850144

This article has just been posted.

 

[Gardenista]

Buckingham Palace has quashed rumours swirling worldwide about the health of Prince Philip.

"You could safely assume the Queen and Prince Philip are not dead," a palace press officer told a TVNZ reporter this afternoon.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=11850144

This article has just been posted.

Interesting. The rumor mill is going to go nuclear after that.

 

[LaneGirl]

Ah twitter...got to love all the speculation.

I'm getting a kick out of people calling tweet's from just any joe blow "fake news" though.