Queen news LIVE: Harry and Meghan head to Scotland as William, Charles and monarch’s immediate family go to her bedside in Balmoral amid doctors’ concerns for her health
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Yesterday the Queen was forced to postpone a Privy Council meeting at the last minute on doctors’ advice.
Following a busy day on Tuesday, during which she greeted both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss at Balmoral, as well as undertaking other light duties, the 96-year-old monarch has been told to rest.
And today Buckingham Palace revealed that doctors have been brought to Balmoral after concerns this morning.
Bargain Hunt viewers were left wondering whether the red or blue team won after the show suddenly switched over to BBC News for an announcement about the Queen.
The programme was ‘interrupted’ to inform viewers that ‘doctors are concerned’ about Her Majesty’s health, following a statement from Buckingham Palace on Thursday afternoon.
The popular daytime programme, in which two teams are given £300 to hunt for the best bargains to sell at auction, was halted just before 12.40pm on Thursday.
Prince Harry and Meghan will also make the trip to Scotland, a spokesperson for the couple confirmed this afternoon.
The Sussexes had been due to attend the WellChild Awards in London but cancelled their plans at the 11th-hour to be with the Queen.
The Duchess of Cambridge will remain in Windsor as Prince George, Princess
Charlotte and Prince Louis are on their first full day at their new school,
Kensington Palace has said.
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Liz Truss was on the front bench of the Commons after her first major policy intervention as Prime Minister when she received the concerning news about the Queen’s health.
The new Prime Minister had unveiled her energy plan to MPs just minutes before news that the monarch was under medical supervision broke.
The initial indication that something was wrong came as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Nadhim Zahawi, came into the Chamber, sat down next to the Prime Minister and began urgently speaking to her while she was listening to Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s response to her energy statement.
Sir Keir, too, was passed a note by his deputy Angela Rayner, with Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle also handed a piece of paper updating him about the developing situation.
The Speaker later interrupted the speech of SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford to tell MPs: ‘I know I speak on behalf of the entire House when I say that we send our best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment.’
He added: ‘If there is anything else, we will update the House accordingly.’
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said the ‘prayers of the nation’ are with the Queen.
‘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.’
My prayers, and the prayers of people across the @churchofengland and the nation, are with Her Majesty The Queen today.
May God’s presence strengthen and comfort Her Majesty, her family, and those who are caring for her at Balmoral.
The Duke of York will join senior royals in travelling to Scotland to be with Her Majesty today, it has been confirmed. The Princess Royal is already at Balmoral, and the Earl and Countess of Wessex are on their way to the Queen’s Scottish home, sources said.
The new Prime Minister took to Twitter to say her thoughts were with the monarch after the was handed a note in the Commons informing her of the development as she was revealing plans to cap energy bills for the next two years.
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.
The senior royals headed to Balmoral today after doctors evaluated Her Majesty this morning.
The Queen’s immediate family members have been informed about the downturn, her spokesman said, leading to her two heirs – Charles and William – going to her bedside amid escalating fears for the monarch’s wellbeing.
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