The 96-year-old monarch was advised by his doctor to rest after a more eventful day than usual after receiving Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Tuesday.
Queen Elizabeth II postponed a meeting with members of England’s Privy Council on Wednesday. Although the meeting was scheduled to take place online, according to a statement from Buckingham Palace, the monarch’s doctor advised her to rest on Tuesday, after devoting most of the day to official duties.
A day after the appointment of Liz Truss as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and after inviting him to form a government, the meeting with the Privy Council aims to appoint members who will, in future, advise the head of state. Without elaborating on when the meeting would take place, the statement cited by the BBC said only that the meeting scheduled for Wednesday afternoon “will be rescheduled”.
Elizabeth II is on holiday at Balmoral Castle and this week she received former prime minister Boris Johnson and new government leader Liz Truss, breaking a tradition that has remained with her throughout her 70-year reign. 15 different Prime Ministers.
As a rule, it is at Buckingham Palace, the official residence of the monarch, that the head of state invites the elected prime minister to form the government, but the mobility problems he experienced did not allow him to travel to London in time.
Despite the monarch’s commitment to fulfilling her constitutional obligations, the postponement of a meeting with the Privy Council at relatively short notice raises fresh concerns about the frail health of the Queen, who turns 96 in April.
Over the past seven months, Buckingham Palace has tended to confirm the Queen’s presence at public engagements on the same day, always depending on the King’s mood. Elizabeth II was unable to attend government engagements, as was the case at the opening session of the British Parliament in May.
In June this year, following the Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the Queen was also absent from some key moments, although she did manage to wave to the waiting crowd by appearing on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on the last day of the ceremony. .
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