The BBC and Press Association will be given an announcement first by Buckingham Palace should Philip die.
Protocol holds the Lord Chamberlain will consult with the Prime Minister, before they seek Queen Elizabeth II’s specific wishes over how the death is announced.
If the death occurs overnight then it would be announced at 8am the next day, otherwise it would come soon after the Duke dies.
The Royal Family rarely makes “death bed’ announcements, usually reserving the news until after the Queen approves, but on some occasions the public is forewarned via Palace bulletin such as when Queen Victoria and George V were close to death.
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