Announcement from Buckingham Palace?

Well I'm moving to Norfolk....so of course I can see why Her Maj might want to join me :-)

From what I heard, while most of you were sleeping, there was no announcement just the media setting up outside of Buckingham Palace. Apparently they were waiting for an announcement.

Just about to post that myself N&G She would be a good neighbour for you.

How intriguing....

I read online it might be to do with the Buck House refurb but would she call her senior staff in from all over the country just to discuss curtain swatches?

According to BBC news the staff have been summoned to Buck House.

Times are probably hard for Queenie and her ever extending list of extras.

She might be going to have to make some redundancies. Or ask them to take a wage cut.

Think AB might be right.

Apparently this kind of meeting takes place once a year. May not be anything earth-shattering at all, just a kind of AGM.

Phil is to retire come Autumn

Squib? Damp? Staff pep talk? Redundancies?
Whatever it is , are they telling us?

Sorry Anniebach!! Put it down to my slow reactions

Just read that Prince Phillip is to retire in the Autumn. Good for Him - I think he should retire straight away and enjoy his final years in relaxing and doing just what he wants to!

At 96 I don't blame him!

Is that it?

I would imagine his retirement will begin as soon as they decamp to Balmoral.

Was hoping it would be something a little more exciting, but good on him, he's done his fair share of exotic tours, scrummy dinners etc

I think it is a bit more of the smooth handover they have been working towards so the younger generation become better and better known, and who would begrudge him a bit of relaxation. He is still their for the Queen - his most important job.

there!!!

Shock horror!!
96 year old to retire!
I know the government keeps raising the pension age, but this is ridiculous.
Seriously, did it need an announcement? Could he not just have scaled back, or passed the baton to Charles or William.
Is there more to it?

Just read that Prince Phillip is to retire in the Autumn. Good for Him - I think he should retire straight away and enjoy his final years in relaxing and doing just what he wants to

I really can't imagine that he would do anything other than "what he wants to" DanniRae.

Enthralling news. "Rich old man who has barely worked a day in his life and lived in the lap of luxury courtesy of the UK tax payers, retires" Hold the front page.

It's interesting that the overnight speculation, around the world, was right and there was an announcement .... just not really worth 'announcing' IMO, hardly world-shattering!

I think they will have felt an announcement worthwhile to stop any rumours as he ceased to do what he had been doing. It has probably been more in the news than on other days as they are being careful not to force-feed us internal politics. They have set themselves 24 hours they have to fill with 'news'.

Is that all, really, many people will be glad they didn't hold there breath.

It's a good way for the Queen to carry on cutting back her duties without too much fuss or speculation. Future Royal events requiring a couple will be taken on by Charles and Camilla and William is moving back to KP.

Sorted!

time they all retired ....

What exactly has he "retired" from though?