Buckingham Palace announced this Thursday, September 8, that Queen Elizabeth II is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle after her doctors became concerned about her health, so her immediate family will travel to Scotland to be with her.
However, the note also explains that the monarch, of 96 years, is relatively “comfortable”, apart from her mobility problems and her increasingly noticeable thinness.
“After further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended that she remain under medical supervision. The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral”, they announced in a statement to the media.
Queen Elizabeth II has been dealing with health problems since October last year that left her with difficulties walking and standing. She even spent a night in the hospital and since then she has been forced to reduce her public commitments.
In February of this year, she contracted Covid and had to cancel the videoconferences she had scheduled due to because she did not feel “well” and needed rest to effectively combat the consequences of her infection.
Furthermore, this new announcement about her health comes one day after Isabel last canceled minute a meeting of his Privy Council that would only have been virtually.
On the other hand, Shortly after the sovereign’s physical condition was revealed, British Prime Minister Liz Truss said via Twitter that “the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace at lunchtime.”
“My thoughts, and the thoughts of people across the UK, are with Her Majesty the Queen and her family at this time,” he added.