Doctors said they were “concerned” for the Queen’s health, prompting Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to go to Scotland where Prince Charles, Prince William, and the Queen’s immediate family are gathered at her bedside.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex had originally planned to attend the WellChild Awards in London today evening, but they last-minutely decided to fly to Aberdeenshire instead, a spokeswoman said.
The Queen was inspected by her doctors this morning, after being advised to rest rather than attend a Privy Council meeting last night. She is currently under medical monitoring and is said to be “comfortable.”
‘Following additional assessment this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have advised she remain under medical monitoring,’ a royal spokesman said. The Queen is still relaxed and in Balmoral.
The Queen’s children are all rushing to Balmoral with the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, already there after an engagement in Scotland this week. With one of the Royal Family’s helicopters spotted landing in the grounds this afternoon, it is believed that the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex are also on their way.
The fact that a statement about the Queen’s health has been made suggests that the situation is extremely serious. Additionally, the fact that Prince William and all of her children are either already there or on their way there is concerning.
Liz Truss, the new prime minister, was about to announce her plans to cap energy prices for the next two years when she was handed a note in the Commons informing her of the development.
The news from Buckingham Palace this afternoon, according to Ms. Truss, “will be very concerning to the entire country.” She said, “My sympathies, as well as the thoughts of people throughout our United Kingdom, are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.”
On the advice of doctors, the Queen was had to abruptly postpone a Privy Council meeting yesterday. The 96-year-old monarch has been urged to rest after a hectic day on Tuesday, during which she welcomed both Liz Truss and Boris Johnson to Balmoral and carried out other minor responsibilities.
And today Buckingham Palace disclosed that Balmoral has had physicians come in due to concerns this morning.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the ‘prayers of the nation’ are with the Queen, the head of the Church of England. ‘My prayers, and the prayers of people across the (Church of England) and the nation, are with Her Majesty The Queen today,’ Justin Welby tweeted.
‘May God’s presence strengthen and comfort Her Majesty, her family, and those who are caring for her at Balmoral.’
