Buckingham Palace has announced Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, will stand down from royal duties. The statement read: "His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has decided that he will no longer carry out public engagements from the autumn of this year.
Royal household staff were called to an emergency meeting on Thursday morning, causing a storm of speculation over the Queen, 91, and Prince Philip's health. The announcement was made after a meeting of household staff was called at Buckingham Palace at 10am on Thursday.
Prince Philip is set to celebrate his 96th birthday in June, and will continue to attend public engagements until August. He has a reputation for having a genuine concern for people.
The palace said while the queen would continue to carry out her full program of public engagements, she offered her full support to the Duke of Edinburgh, who turns 96 next month. However, a source told NBC before the announcement that there was "no cause for concern" regarding the health of the royals.
The Queen will continue with her full programme of events.He will continue to be associated with organisations but he will no longer play an active role by attending engagements. "Thereafter, The Duke will not be accepting new invitations for visits and engagements, although he may still choose to attend certain events from time to time."
The article was quickly picked up by some outlets and social media users all over the world. On Twitter, users starting posting that French media were claiming that Prince Philip had died, while the British newspaper The Sun accidentally published an obituary of the Queen's husband.
The queen met with Prime Minister Theresa May to formally dissolve parliament ahead of June's general election and Philip opened a new stand at London's Lord's Cricket Ground.
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