LONDON — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision in Scotland after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace said in a statement Thursday.
“Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” the statement said.
It added that the monarch, 96, “remained comfortable” at Balmoral, the castle in Scotland where she spends her summers.
Prince Charles and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, have travelled to Balmoral, his Clarence House office said. Prince William is also making the journey, Kensington Palace said.
The announcement came less than 24 hours after the queen canceled a meeting with the Privy Council — her formal body of advisers that includes Britain’s new leader, Liz Truss — after being advised by doctors to rest.
The queen formally appointed Truss as prime minister earlier this week at Balmoral, the first time in her 70-year reign that she had performed the ceremonial royal duty anywhere but at Buckingham Palace in London.
“The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime,” Truss said on Twitter.
“My thoughts — and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom — are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.”
Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of the opposition Labour Party, also tweeted that he was “deeply worried” by the news and was hoping for the queen’s recovery.
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