Has anyone else heard that the queen has died?

[AnneTwackie]

I hope it’s not true with everything that’s going on with Prince Andrew. Anyone else heard this?

I hope it's not true, I haven't heard anything. Watching the crown at the moment on her fathers death episode

She is not going anywhere anytime soon. I won't let her!

Charlie on the Throne, ye gods!

Yes I heard this about an hour and a half ago, from a friend whose friend is high up in the army. We also heard it won't be made official until 9.30am tomorrow morning.

There's stuff on Twitter but no source. I'll believe it when it's announced by BP and not before.

i'd be surprised if Queenie steps down anytime soon, she is going for the longest ever reigning sovereign imo and only death will wrestle that record from her!

four maybe five years before she beats some renaissance frenchie IIRC

DH has a job which would mean he’d be told this ASAP if it were known even privately. He’s heard nothing.

Twitter doesn’t seem to think so.

Only on Facebook.

Guessing and hoping it's not true.

I've just WhatsApped her. She says she's just finished watching His Dark Materials and eating a bacon butty.

I reckon she'll fake her own death to get out of dinner with Trump this week.

If it were true, what would be the point in a delay in announcing it?

It is all rubbish to deflect from Terrorism on our streets.

An election deflection if you will.

No but I did read online that Prince Philip's death is imminent. There are always lots of rumours about though.

Yay, the DHs with inside knowledge are being cited!

No. And I can't find anything online even suggesting it.

from a friend whose friend is high up in the army

If this is true then he's probably breached the Official Secrets Act and been a very silly boy. I used to work in a field where we had information pertaining to the Royals, and if anything like that would ever have got leaked, whoever did it would have been in a world of shit. Senior army officials should not be chatting to their pals about stuff like this.

From a friend whose friend is high up in the army

Ah the old reliable 'friend of a friend' line, must be true!

The rumours seem to centre around members of the armed forces having received text/whatsapp messages about it having happened this morning and preparing for an announcement tomorrow morning.

Why would there be a delay of 24h between the event itself and the announcement? I can think of no reason for this.
Are they usually given their orders via text/WhatsApp? Seems a bit arbitrary.

It is all over Twitter.

I think it may be prince Phillip and wires have got crossed if anything.

Or more than likely neither have passed away.

I have seen a sad (understatement) report that another child has died at the Queen Elizabeth hospital but nothing about the Queen. Maybe that is what somebody saw and misunderstood.

“ I reckon she'll fake her own death to get out of dinner with Trump this week.”

Oh I didn’t know this. I thought my week was looking shite!