The Queen canceled her official trip to Ireland on Wednesday after her doctors advised her to rest. The palace suggested that the monarch had been working too much for the past month — hence, why she needed the break.

They did not mention her hospitalization until Thursday after the outlet reported the news. In a statement, they acknowledged her hospitalization but did not reveal the name of the hospital or the reason why she was taken there.

The situation sparked some speculation over the Queen's actual condition, especially among the British media who have experienced such familiar incidents working with the Palace.

Omid Scobie, a long-time royal correspondent who had been covering the institution for over a decade, claimed that the statement from the Palace saying the Queen "is in good spirit" is pretty "vague."

"I do think it's time to start venturing away from the extremely vague 'in good spirits' tho," he tweeted. "The lesson here (for some) is that the Palace has rarely been the source of reliable or accurate guidance when it comes to private matters. Half-truths, misleading statements, and distractions are what certain aides are paid to do. Never take the word of a publicist at face value."