No, Queen Elizabeth is not dead or in the hospital

The Associated Press
London
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II arrived for the Epsom Derby at the Epsom race course in southern England at the start of a four-day Diamond Jubilee celebration to mark the 60th anniversary of the queen's accession to the throne Saturday, June 2, 2012.
Sang Tan | AP 2012

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Buckingham Palace has taken the unusual step of confirming that Queen Elizabeth II went to a hospital for her annual medical checkup after social media comments touched off speculation on her health.

The palace said in a statement Wednesday that the 89-year-old monarch attended her annual medical checkup at King Edward VII Hospital in London, and left after the routine exam.

Speculation started after a tweet posted on a BBC account said the queen was being treated at the hospital. The BBC later apologized, saying the mistake occurred during an exercise it described as a "technical rehearsal for an obituary."

The BBC says "the tweets were swiftly deleted and we apologize for any offense."

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