Thursday’s announcement by Buckingham Palace that her doctors were “concerned” about her health and advised that she remain under medical monitoring caused Queen Elizabeth II to experience an increase in anxiety.
Since last October, the 96-year-old head of state and Britain’s longest-serving queen has struggled with health issues that make it difficult for her to move and stand.
The platinum jubilee year of the queen, who is instantly known to billions of people throughout the globe, commemorates 70 years since she replaced her father King George VI in 1952.
According to royal authorities, all of her children, including the heir to the throne Prince Charles, 73, Princess Anne, 72, Prince Andrew, 62, and Prince Edward, 58, were either already at Balmoral or were en route there.
On Wednesday, the queen pulled out of a planned meeting with her senior political advisors, after being told to rest.
She had audiences at her Balmoral residence in the Scottish Highlands the day before, when she introduced Liz Truss, the next prime minister, to Boris Johnson.
“Following further evaluation this morning, the queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
“The queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral,” the palace added. The palace statement about the queen’s health is highly unusual.
“The palace does not issue bulletins on the queen’s health unless it’s significant,” royal commentator and author Robert Hardman told the BBC.
