Literally every single rumour about the Queen's 'emergency meeting' at the palace
The internet is in a frenzy of wild rumours and speculation ahead of an "all-staff" meeting at Buckingham Palace.
The rumours appear to have begun when the Daily Mail published an article overnight stating the Queen had called her "entire household" to a "'highly unusual' emergency meeting."
Rumours swirled about potential reasons for the meeting being called; the death of Prince Philip, the death of Prince Charles, the death of the Queen's beloved corgis, to name but a few.
Here are some of the most outlandish rumours and speculation about the meeting.
Prince Philip is dead
Hours after the Mail's report, a website called Royal Central published an article stating that "French media" were "reporting Prince Philip has died at the age of 95", but didn't specify the source of the reports. People on Twitter were quick to point out that those "reports" didn't seem to exist.
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According to a BBC report, Buckingham Palace has confirmed the meeting is not anything to be worried about and is "not about health of Queen or Prince Philip." Panic over.
Prince Charles is dead
A rumour that Prince Charles had passed away began when a woman tweeted she'd "overheard a man say Prince Charles might have passed away". Definitely sounds legit.
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Someone's dead
People on Twitter were adamant that somebody in the Royal Family had passed away, and that the meeting was not about an abdication or pregnancy.
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The Royal Standard is flying at half mast
People began reporting that the Royal Standard flag was flying at half mast over Buckingham Palace.
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A rumour that people on Twitter were keen to disprove.
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The Queen is abdicating the throne to Charles
As Brits awoke to the false reports of Royal deaths, the speculation took a turn for the comical. And, naturally, the rumours got wilder and funnier.
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Britain is reclaiming America
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Britain is declaring war on France
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The Queen is passing the throne to Harry
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The corgis are dead
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The Royal Family is moving back to Germany because of Brexit
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Prince Harry is a wizard
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The Queen is knighting Prince Harry
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Voldemort is back
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The Ministry of Magic has fallen
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The Queen is announcing the first annual Hunger Games
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The Queen is planning Donald Trump's assassination
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Here's hoping that the meeting is about Prince Harry's wizarding career.
Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.
A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.
Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.
