Worry over Queen’s deteriorating health, Charles, Camilla rush to bedside
The Queen is under medical supervision after doctors became concerned for her health on Thursday morning, Buckingham Palace revealed, as the Prince of Wales, Camilla and the Duke of Cambridge rushed to be with the 96-year-old monarch.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are rushing to Scotland where Prince Charles, Prince William and the Queen’s close family are all at her bedside after doctors revealed they are ‘concerned’ for her health.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were scheduled to attend the WellChild Awards in London this evening but the couple have changed their plans at the 11th hour and are heading to Aberdeenshire, a spokesman confirmed.
The Queen is under medical supervision – but is described as ‘comfortable’ – after her doctors examined her this morning, hours after she was asked to rest instead of attending a meeting of the Privy Council last night.
A royal spokesman said: ‘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 Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.’
Prime Minister Liz Truss said: ‘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.’
Her ‘immediate family’ were informed, Buckingham Palace revealed, with her heir, the Prince of Wales, and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, rushing to her bedside.
The Duke of Cambridge then flew up from Windsor to be with the 96-year-old monarch. But his wife Kate remains at Adelaide Cottage because George, Charlotte and Louis are having their first full day at school today.
The Queen’s children are all rushing to Balmoral with the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, already there after an engagement in Scotland this week. The Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex are also on their way with one of the Royal Family’s helicopters seen landing in the grounds this lunchtime.
A statement about the Queen’s health is exceptionally rare and suggests the situation is very serious. And it is also worrying that all her children – and Prince William are either already there or en route.
And worried Britons have already gathered at the gates of Balmoral to pray for Her Majesty and pay their respects.
Minutes before the statement, the new Prime Minister Liz Truss was handed a note in the Commons informing her of the development as she was revealing her plans to cap energy bills for the next two years.
Ms Truss said: “The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime’ adding ‘my thoughts – and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom – are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time.”
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.
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.’
Source: Daily Mail
