Senior Royal Household staff called to emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace

The Queen's entire household called to Buckingham Palace for 'highly unusual' emergency meeting https://t.co/P8rFPCMmmv

— Mail+ (@DailyMailUK) May 4, 2017

Royal Standard at Buckingham Palace remains at full mast, meaning there has been no death in the royal family https://t.co/UoRedWmr0u pic.twitter.com/HPz3Mr7cWI

— Mail+ (@DailyMailUK) May 4, 2017

The staff meeting at Buckingham Palace will be at 10am.

— Peter Hunt (@_PeterHunt) May 4, 2017

Wonder what it is?

Apparently called at 3am last night - even senior staff at Balmoral Castle (in highlands of Scotland) required to attend.

I saw that there was rumours it was Prince Charles but I guess that isn't the case. Bit strange to call an emergency meeting at 3am though.

Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, who is 95, to step down from royal duties this autumn - Buckingham Palace https://t.co/E47Nd4atqK pic.twitter.com/CFw33SfFiG

— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 4, 2017

That was anti climatic. I was expecting something a bit more exciting if an emergency meeting was called.

That's actually surprising. I never expected His Royal Highness to stop if he could help it.

I guess this is similar to when Prince Consort Henrik of Denmark (husband of reigning Queen Margrethe II of Denmark) retired from public life a couple of years ago on reaching the age of 80. It'll be interesting to see what official functions Prince Philip still takes part in if any at all: State Opening of Parliament? State Banquets? State visits?