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The entire royal household staff has been called into an emergency meeting at Buckingham Palace today, it has been reported.

The Queen's most senior aides reportedly ordered all staff from royal residences across the country to London, sparking frenzied speculation as to the reason behind the sudden request.

According to the Daily Mail , the employees will be addressed this morning by the Lord Chamberlain, the most senior officer of the Royal Household , and Her Majesty’s right-hand man, Private Secretary Sir Christopher Geidt.

Meetings involving the entire household staff are occasionally called, but one such as this at the eleventh hour is "highly unusual" a source told the Mail.

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As the news emerged, speculation was rife on social media that an announcement regarding the Queen or Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh , could be imminent.

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Staff from royal residences further afield, such as Balmoral in Scotland, as well as those closer to London, including Windsor Castle and Sandringham have all been asked to attend suggesting the announcement will also affect them.

Mirror Online has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment.

Yesterday, the Queen met with Theresa May at Buckingham Palace to mark the dissolution of Parliament for the General Election.

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The Prime Minister spent more than 30 minutes at the Palace, in a longer-than-anticipated audience with the Queen.

Prince Philip was also out on public duty yesterday when he opened the new £25million Warner Stand at Lord's.

The 95-year-old Duke wore a tie matching the ceremonial ribbon he cut to officially open the stand, named after former England captain Sir Pelham Warner.

Last month, Buckingham Palace released an adorable picture of the Queen as a baby to mark the monarch’s 91st birthday.

Taken on the day of her christening way back in 1926, the one-month-old is held by her mum Elizabeth , the Duchess of York.

While her dad - who later became King George VI - clasps her tiny hands.

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Tributes were paid to Her Majesty, who spent her big day privately at Windsor Castle.

It was a subdued affair compared to last year’s 90th festivities, which saw celebrations across the country.

In December, Buckingham Palace was forced to quash rumours of the Queen's death.

Speculation was sparked after Her Majesty missed a Christmas Day church service at her Sandringham Estate because of a heavy cold.

In the following days rumours began spreading over Twitter, most notably when a fake BBC News account duped scores of people with a fake report of her death.

The speculation prompted Buckingham Palace to take the unusual step of commenting on Her Majesty's health, saying the Queen "continues to recover from a heavy cold and will stay indoors to assist with her recovery."