No but WhatsApp was down last night. Disaster.
Could be related
My money is on abdication.
[url= http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-queen-calls-emergency-meeting-of-senior-royal-staff-sparking-speculation-of-a-major-announcement-a3530036.html ]http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-queen-calls-emergency-meeting-of-senior-royal-staff-sparking-speculation-of-a-major-announcement-a3530036.html[/url]
Hopefully she's been paying her £5 a month to that company that Parky advertises, so her family won't be saddled with the cost of the funeral.
Announcement due in just under 4 minutes.
I'm with siwhite, I think Liz and Phil are retiring.
Really? With an election and Brexit as well, media implodes
Is she going to call a general election rather than give it to charlie
Wow - hope it's short, I'm gonna be late for work.
If she is retiring, she could have given the royal mint the heads-up so they could have held back on the new £1 coin.
Perhaps she has unilaterally declared a people's republic?
I assume she has the power to do that?
French Media suggest Phil has passed away. Star ( I know I know!!) agrees
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/611200/prince-philip-dead-uk-queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-buckingham-palace-royal-staff-emergency-meet
Perhaps she is announcing that she is reclaiming North America.
Either than, or it's a Prince Harry shotgun wedding.
Brexit, no more Empire, commonwealth is toast. It's over guys.
French Media suggest Phil has passed away. Star ( I know I know!!) agrees
Some random people have tweeted it, so it must be true.
Maybe she's seen the absolute cluster fudge that the government's been making and decided to take back control it's a coup!...
We've passed the 8am deadline for a death announcement and I'm sure Chris Evans is as perky as normal, so it's a bit of a mystery really. Her Maj also would not make any meaningful announcements on abdication etc during a general election campaign.
I reckon it's a bit of this.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x27qyq3_blackadder-s02e04-money_shortfilms
8.15 in..
BBC are saying its [b]not[/b] a death announcement http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39801908
Some random people have tweeted it, so it must be true.
I noticed that. Some verified US [i]journalists[/i] were offering their condolences to Liz.
I guess people just love to be first.
Massive cutting back in their duties would be my guess. Surprised they didn't do it 10 years ago
are the corgis OK?
The Sun nailed it:
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Announcement expected at 1000.
Maybe the Sun (shudders) consulted this cult mystic for all of thier predictions..
Makes you fink.
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Palace say Phil and Liz are okay.
Must be something urgent though, they don't like doing anything in a rush and a big announcement on the day of local elections would be considered 'bad form', it's have Republicans spitting feathers about damaging democracy.
Could there be another ‘national holiday’ on the cards? Weather is fairly decent at the moment and I’ve still got fond memories of the last ‘Royal Wedding’ I think I took 3 days leave from work and had nearly 10 days off or something, did some miles that week!
Maybe Liz and Phil are expecting?
*Barfs*
Perhaps May has declared herself heir in order to provide unstable and weak leadership.
Announcement expected at 1000.
BBC saying the meeting of Buckingham Palace staff is at 10am. No suggestion of a public announcement.
[url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39801908 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-39801908[/url]
4th of May- first day of servant hunting season, they're just getting all the staff together to announce details of this year's cull.
(It's good for the overall health of the herd. All you handwringing townies who've never lived in a palace won't understand)
Phil's stepping down.
No more hilarious gaffes then...
I imagine if I was staff and had travelled all through the night to get there, I might be a tiny bit miffed by now. Is that it???
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Rachel
4th of May- first day of servant hunting season, they're just getting all the staff together to announce details of this year's cull.(It's good for the overall health of the herd. All you handwringing townies who've never lived in a palace won't understand)
My favourite post in a long time. I can only hope people mis-attribute it to me.
That's the most underwhelming announcement ever.
I'm surprised that needed an urgent meeting and staff coming from all over the gaff to sit-in.
Do they not have e-mail?
If I'd nipped down from Balmoral for that, I might have a quizzical look or two for the top team.
Drama Queen.
I'm surprised that needed an urgent meeting and staff coming from all over the gaff to sit-in.
Phil had probably brought cakes in, sounds like a cakeable event.
That would have been if she'd 'avdecake.
m & s mini flapjack bites allround from The Big P
I hope they do a blooper reel on the news*
He's decided he can't compete with Tory politicians on 'being rude to foreigners' any more so has decided to hang up his gloves.
That's the most underwhelming announcement ever
correct - I was hopeful we'd have an empire wide royal policy statement on disks for roadies, maybe Phil' can devote a bit more time to youtube vids and come up with a proclamation before tottering of to a shed in one of the estates
