Doctors ‘concerned’ about Queen Elizabeth II’s well being, Princes Charles, William headed to Scotland

Fears grew on Thursday for Queen Elizabeth II after Buckingham Palace mentioned her docs had been “concerned” for her well being and really useful that she stay below medical supervision.

The 96-year-old head of state — Britain’s longest-serving monarch — has been dogged by well being issues since final October which have left her with difficulties strolling and standing.

On Wednesday, she pulled out of a deliberate assembly along with her senior political advisors, after being advised to relaxation.

The earlier day she held audiences at her Scottish Highlands retreat, Balmoral, with outgoing prime minister Boris Johnson and appointed his successor, Liz Truss.

“Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned about Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” Buckingham Palace mentioned in an announcement.

“The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral,” the palace added.

The palace assertion in regards to the queen’s well being is extremely uncommon and comes after she has seemed visibly frailer in latest months, and a succession of withdrawals from public engagements.

She has taken to strolling with the assistance of a stick and was additionally seen earlier this yr on the Chelsea Flower Show touring the positioning in a motorised buggy.

In February she was laid low by a bout of Covid, which she admitted afterwards had left her “exhausted”.

“DEEPLY CONCERNED”

The queen’s eldest son and inheritor, Prince Charles, 73, and his eldest son, Prince William, 40, had been heading to Scotland, based on their Clarence House and Kensington Palace workplaces.

Officially, the palace has mentioned solely that the queen has been affected by “episodic mobility problems” however given no additional particulars.

She spent an unscheduled night time in hospital in central London in October 2021 and was suggested to decelerate.

Moments earlier than Thursday’s announcement, notes had been handed to Truss and senior members of her workforce in parliament, prompting them to go away the chamber.

Truss tweeted nearly instantly afterwards: “The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime,” she added.

“My thoughts – and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom – are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.”

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the highest-ranking cleric within the Church of England that the queen heads, mentioned the queen was in his prayers.

“May God’s presence strengthen and comfort Her Majesty, her family, and those who are caring for her at Balmoral,” he tweeted.

The queen is in her Platinum Jubilee yr, marking 70 years since she succeeded her father king George VI in 1952.

Four days of public occasions had been held to mark the record-breaking event, however she made solely two appearances to acknowledge the large crowds in central London.

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