Queen, 96, POSTPONES her meeting with Privy Council to rest

Queen, 96, POSTPONES her meeting with Privy Council after doctors tell her to rest, Buckingham Palace says

• The Queen has postponed her Privy Council meeting today after being told by doctors that she needed to rest
• The 96-year-old monarch ‘had a full day yesterday’ a Palace spokesman said, and accepted medical advice
• The Privy Council meeting, which was due to take place virtually this evening, will now be rearranged

The Queen has postponed her Privy Council meeting this evening after being advised by doctors to rest, Buckingham Palace has said.

A Palace spokesman said: ‘After a full day yesterday, Her Majesty has this afternoon accepted doctors’ advice to rest.

‘This means that the Privy Council meeting that had been due to take place this evening will be rearranged.’

The Queen remains at Balmoral Castle, where she appointed Liz Truss at the new Prime Minister on Tuesday, and the latest advice does not involve a hospital stay.

The monarch, 96, has ongoing mobility issues and had been due to hold the Privy Council virtually on Wednesday.

The monarch, 96, has ongoing mobility issues and had been due to hold the Privy Council virtually on Wednesday

During the proceedings, Ms Truss would have taken her oath as First Lord of the Treasury and new cabinet ministers would have been sworn into their roles, and also made privy counsellors if not already appointed as one in past.

The Privy Council is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. As of last month, there were 719 members on the council, with membership lasting for life.

It is composed of politicians, civil servants, judges, members of the clergy as well as Prince Charles and the Duke of Cambridge. 

On Tuesday, the Queen received an outpouring of love on social media after the Royal Family released images of her receiving Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she invited the newly-elected leader of the Conservative Party to become prime minister.

Prince Charles today at a roundtable with attendees of the Natasha Allergy Research Foundation

The historic audience was the first time that the 96-year-old monarch, who has faced ongoing mobility issues, has carried out the key duty at her retreat in Aberdeenshire, rather than at Buckingham Palace. 

It was also the first time Her Majesty has been pictured since she was seen arriving at the estate on July 21 for her summer holiday. 

The Queen has been suffering from episodic mobility problems since last autumn, and the decision was taken last week to ask the outgoing and incoming premiers to make the 1,000-mile round-trip to see her. 

Some observers noticed that Her Majesty’s right hand appeared bruised or purple in photographs of her meeting Ms Truss.

Queen Elizabeth II leans on a walking stick as she welcomes Liz Truss during an audience at Balmoral in Scotland on Tuesday

The Queen invites Liz Truss to become Prime Minister and form a new government as they meet at Balmoralon Tuesday 

But many social media users voiced their support for the monarch, commenting on how well she had presented herself and paying their respects to the incredible length of her reign which has now spanned the terms of 15 prime ministers, including Truss.

Last weekend, the Queen missed the Braemar Gathering, a popular Highland Games event, for her ‘comfort’.

And she also remained at home instead of attending the traditional Sunday church service at Balmoral.

Prince Charles cut a lonely figure as he was spotted without Her Majesty at the weekly service at Crathie Kirk. The monarch was a regular attendee at the small church while staying at the royal estate in previous year.

Yesterday’s audience involving Ms Truss followed Boris Johnson’s own audience with the Queen, during which he tendered his resignation as PM.

The Queen travels to her private home in the Scottish Highlands each summer for her annual break, usually staying until October.

During her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the Queen only travelled to Buckingham Palace twice, first for her Trooping the Colour balcony appearance and then for a finale after the pageant.

She spends most of her time at Windsor Castle, 22 miles from central London, living there during the pandemic and while major renovations take place at Buckingham Palace, and for her comfort. 

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