Royal Family gathers at Balmoral amid concerns for Queen’s health
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II remains under “medical supervision,” Buckingham Palace said Thursday.
According to the palace, the queen’s doctors are “concerned” about her health and are monitoring her at Balmoral Castle, the British royal family’s estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, where she has been vacationing this summer.SLIDESHOW: Queen Elizabeth II’s life through the years
At age 96, Elizabeth is Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. She ascended to the throne in 1952 and, in June, celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years as queen.
Members of the British royal family, including the queen’s four children, are now gathering by her side at Balmoral, according to their respective spokespersons.
U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss took to Twitter on Thursday to say that her “thoughts — and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom — are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.”
“The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime,” Truss tweeted.
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
Truss, who was recently selected as the new leader of the United Kingdom’s ruling Conservative Party, had an audience with the queen at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Tuesday, during which she was formally asked to form a new government as prime minister after Boris Johnson’s official resignation. It was the first time in the queen’s 70-year reign that the ceremonial transfer of power was held at Balmoral, rather than at Buckingham Palace in London.
Jane Barlow/Pool Photo via APQueen Elizabeth II, left, welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral, Scotland, w…Read MoreSenior members of the British royal family are gathering at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where Queen Elizabeth II remains “under medical supervision.”
Russell Cheyne/ReutersBarriers are put up as media gather outside Balmoral Castle following statement from Bu…Read MoreThe queen’s oldest child and the heir to her throne, Charles, Prince of Wales; and his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall; as well as the queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, are already at Balmoral, according to their respective spokespersons.
Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty ImagesA board reading “No changing of the guard ceremony today” is displayed in the courtyar…Read MoreMeanwhile, the queen’s other sons, Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex; as well as Edward’s wife, Sophie, Countess of Wessex; Charles’ two sons, Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex; along with Harry’s wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, are all on their way to Balmoral, their respective spokespersons confirmed.
