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Elizabeth II was said to have called servants from Royal residences across the country to Buckingham Palace to the meeting.

They will be addressed by the Lord Chamberlain – the most senior officer of the Royal Household – as well as Her Majesty’s right-hand man, private secretary Sir Christopher Geidt, the Mail reported.

The “highly unusual” meeting has sparked fears for the health of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.

The Queen’s consort is 95 and has had serious health problems recently.

It later emerged that the reason for the announcement was Prince Philip stepping down from public life.

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The Royal Household has made no official comment on the meeting.

A Palace source has told us "there is no death", while Reuters reports that there is no cause for alarm about the welfare of the Queen or Prince Philip.

However, there will be an announcement today.

Even the Queen's longest-serving staff are said to have no idea why the meeting has been called.

Such meetings are not unheard of – but it has been described as "highly unusual".

The Mail has quoted a staff member as saying: "Everyone is on tenterhooks.

"Although meetings involving the entire royal household are occasionally called, the way this has been done at the eleventh hour is highly unusual and suggests that there is something major to be disseminated.

"But at the moment, only those closest to her genuinely know what on earth this is all about."

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Social media has gone into overdrive with many people speculating that an announcement about the Queen or Prince Philip.

The Duke was on Royal duty yesterday.

He looked well as he officially opened the new £25million Warner Stand at Lord's.

The Queen met with Prime Minister Theresa May at Buckingham Palace to mark the dissolution of Parliament for the General Election.

The meeting was said to be unusually long.

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Royal household staff from as far away as Balmoral, in Scotland, have been called down to London.

They will join servants from other Royal residences, including Windsor and Sandringham.

The Queen, 91, has just returned from a Easter break at Windsor castle.

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Daily Star Online sent a reporter to Buckingham Palace.

We found the flag above the Queen's London residence is at full mast – despite rumours it was at half mast to mark a death.

However, witnesses have described seeing unusual vehicles outside the Palace.

And news crews are setting up TV cameras outside.