- Queen Elizabeth II’s doctors are concerned about their health, according to Buckingham Palace.
- The 96-year-old Queen’s four children – Princess Anne, Princes Andrew, Charles and Edward – are now with the Queen at Balmoral Castle or are on their way there.
Heir to the throne Prince Charles traveled to the Queen with his son, Prince William, and his wife, Duchess Camilla. Prince Harry will also travel to Scotland. The Queen’s grandson and his wife Meghan, who live in the US, were due to attend a charity event in London on Thursday night but canceled.
The palace had previously announced that the 96-year-old Queen was placed under medical observation out of concern for her health. “Following a further assessment this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned about Her Majesty’s health and have recommended that she remain under medical observation,” a palace spokesman said. However, the monarch felt comfortable and stayed at her country estate, Balmoral Castle, it was said.
Concern for Queen Elizabeth II has gathered at Buckingham Palace in London, the Queen’s residence in Windsor and outside the summer residence of Balmoral in Scotland. Around a hundred people gathered in front of the palace in London when it rained on Thursday, the British news agency PA reported. Some tourists broke down in tears, the BBC reported. The first people would also come to Windsor, the Queen’s residence. In front of Balmoral Castle, where the 96-year-old queen is currently being cared for by doctors, pictures showed curious people behind police barriers.
Worry about politics too
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.”
Speaker of Parliament 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.”
Legend:
Queen Elizabeth II received the new Prime Minister Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Tuesday.
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It was only on Wednesday that the Queen had to cancel her participation in a virtual meeting of her Privy Council. 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.