{"id":306571,"date":"2017-05-04T07:36:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T06:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/uk-media-in-frenzy-over-emergency-meeting-at-buckingham-palace-called-by-queens-senior-aids\/"},"modified":"2017-05-04T07:36:38","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T06:36:38","slug":"uk-media-in-frenzy-over-emergency-meeting-at-buckingham-palace-called-by-queens-senior-aids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/uk-media-in-frenzy-over-emergency-meeting-at-buckingham-palace-called-by-queens-senior-aids\/","title":{"rendered":"UK media in frenzy over emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace called by Queen\u2019s senior aids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Reports on an emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace called by senior aids of the Queen started circulating in the British media early Thursday.<\/p>\n

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The Daily Mail reported that Lord Chamberlain and the Queen\u2019s private secretary, Sir Christopher Geidt, called a meeting that would involve royal household from all over the UK.<\/p>\n

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The meeting, scheduled for 3:00am local time, reportedly brought together the Queen\u2019s staff from such remote royal residences as Balmoral in Scotland, as well as from Windsor Castle in Berkshire and Sandringham House in Norfolk.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail cited sources in the household describing the abrupt manner in which the meeting was announced and its timing as \u201chighly unusual,\u201d meaning that it is likely that \u201cthere is something major to be disseminated.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

According to royal protocol, official news on the meeting will not be released to the public until 8:00am.<\/p>\n

With Buckingham Palace refusing to issue any comments on the upcoming meeting, the lack of any available information sent social media into overdrive. Speculations arose that something of great significance concerning her Majesty herself or her husband, Prince Phillip, might be announced.<\/p>\n

While both royals appeared to be in good health this week \u2013 with Prince Phillip, 95, opening the new Warner Stand at Lord\u2019s Cricket Ground and the Queen meeting Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday \u2013 some social media users rushed to the assumption that Prince Philip had passed away or the Queen was going to announce her intent to abdicate.<\/p>\n

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Buckingham Palace says the Queen and Prince Phillip are “alive and well”. No comment on why palace staff were called together<\/p>\n

\u2014 CFCW NEWS (@cfcwnewsroom) May 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Twitter Breaking news from Buckingham Palace: A meeting happened but didn’t, Prince Phillip died but hasn’t. Annoucement at 8 local…or not<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nathan Platt (@nathanplatt) May 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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I am so nervous to wake up tomorrow to potentially bad news from Buckingham Palace about Queen Elizabeth or Prince Phillip 😰😰😰😰<\/p>\n

\u2014 Samantha Ohhh (@saaamohhh) May 4, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Other sources<\/a>, however, suggested that the practice of calling a meeting of all household staff is not something entirely unheard of.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Buckingham Palace press service told the media that neither the Queen nor Prince Philip have died.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could safely assume the Queen and Prince Philip are not dead,\u201d<\/em> a palace press officer told<\/a> a TVNZ reporter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Via RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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