The Royal Announcement memes and reactions have been flooding in since the rumours started yesterday

Well, well, well, it seems that the British Royal Family is at it again – stirring up speculation faster than a tea party at Buckingham Palace. Today's rumors surrounding the much-anticipated Royal Announcement, hinted at yesterday and expected tomorrow, have sent Twitter into an absolute frenzy. Oh, the drama. It's moments like these that make you wonder if we're all just pawns in the world's longest-running soap opera – or if we're just really, really bored. Needless to say, the reaction to anything to do with the Royal Family is expected - and the Royal Announcement memes and reactions are flooding in.

Twitter, that virtual gossip mill of the modern age, has been buzzing with speculation about what the Royal Announcement could possibly entail. From wild theories about Kate Middleton's mysterious disappearance to morbid musings about the demise of King Charles, it seems that the internet has no shortage of imaginative ideas – and, of course, memes.

One particularly savage meme featured a photoshopped image of Kate Middleton, complete with a caption that read: "When you're hiding from the paparazzi but accidentally start a royal panic." Oh, the irony. It's moments like these that remind us why we keep coming back to the internet for our daily dose of royal ridicule.

But perhaps the most entertaining memes to emerge from the Royal Announcement rumors were the ones where people took matters into their own hands – quite literally. Hilariously bad attempts at photoshopping the official communications from the Crown are personally my favourite Royal Announcement memes so far. That, or the ones that are just generally musing on the outrageousness of the fact that anyone cares about this stuff.

So give it up to the British Royal Family – may your announcement be as entertaining as the memes about it have been. Now, without making you speculate about it for 2 days, here are the

21 Best Royal Announcement memes and tweets so far

Looking for more Royal Family nonsense? Dive further into the Kate Middleton drama with our dump of reactions to the whole recent photoshop fiasco. Or if you're seeking a palate cleanser from all things royalty, head on over to our latest meme dump for the freshest memes of the day.