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.

Servants will be addressed by the Royal Household’s most senior office Lord Chamberlain and Her Majesty’s Private Secretary Sir Christopher Geidt in just hours.

The meeting, called suddenly at 3am local time (12pm AEST) and described as highly unusual by royal watchers, has sent Britain’s rumour mill into a concerned frenzy.

There is speculation that the announcement is to do with either the Queen or her husband the Duke of Edinburgh’s health.

Social media has erupted in panic with many offering theories about the announcement, from abdication to far more serious issues.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)