Queen Elizabeth II’s cancellation of appointments at short notice is causing concern in the UK. The monarch’s doctors are also concerned about her health. They advised her to rest.
The Queen ahead of her meeting with new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Tuesday at Balmoral Castle.
kca./(dpa) Queen Elizabeth II’s doctors are concerned about the health of the 96-year-old monarch. This was announced by Buckingham Palace in a statement on Thursday afternoon. “Following a further assessment this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended that she remain under medical observation,” it said.
However, the Queen feels well and is staying at her country estate, Balmoral Castle, it said. The publication of such a message is unusual as the state of health of the monarch is considered a private matter. Very little information is otherwise made public.
A statement from Buckingham Palace:https://t.co/2x2oD289nL
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
As the BBC reported on Thursday afternoon, Prince Charles and his wife, Duchess Camilla, and Princess Anne had already arrived at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Prince Andrew, his younger brother Prince Edward and his wife Countess Sophie were on their way to Scotland, according to BBC reports. It has been confirmed that Prince William and his brother Prince Harry were also on their way to Balmoral with his wife Meghan.
Prince Harry and Meghan, who otherwise live in California, are currently visiting the United Kingdom, but a visit to the Queen was not actually planned. The fact that Harry is traveling to Balmoral with all the other senior members of the royal family suggests the situation is “serious,” BBC Royal Correspondent Nicholas Witchell told TV.
Politicians are also worried about the Queen
The new British Prime Minister Liz Truss expressed concern. “The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this afternoon,” Truss wrote on Twitter, adding: “My thoughts and those of people across our UK are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family on this.” Time.”
The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime.
My thoughts – and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom – are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.
— Liz Truss (@trussliz) September 8, 2022
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle adjourned the afternoon session of the House of Commons to brief MPs. “I know I speak for the entire Chamber when I say that we send our best wishes to Her Majesty The Queen and that our thoughts and prayers are with her and the Royal Family at this moment.”
It was only on Wednesday evening that the Queen had to cancel her participation in a virtual meeting of her Privy Council.
There the new Prime Minister Liz Truss should be sworn in as First Lord of the Treasury. In addition, some of her recently appointed cabinet colleagues should be included in the advisory body. The privy council now performs mainly ceremonial functions, but admission to it is considered to be the swearing-in of the new ministers. The meeting will be rescheduled at a later date, the palace said. The day before, she had first received Boris Johnson, who handed in his resignation, and immediately afterwards Liz Truss, who appointed her as the new Prime Minister. It was a full day, said a spokesman to justify the cancellation on Wednesday.
Even the location for the audience with Truss and before that Johnson was unusual. The Queen normally receives outgoing and incoming heads of government at her main residence, Buckingham Palace in London. But because she was finding it increasingly difficult to walk, the two politicians traveled to Balmoral Castle in the Scottish Highlands, where the Queen traditionally stays from July to September.