Senior Royal Household staff called to emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace

[-:Undertaker:-]

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.

[Charlie]

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.

[lemons]

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

[Charlie]

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

[-:Undertaker:-]

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?