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• Queen Elizabeth II’s former prime ministers send messages of support

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• Britain ‘deeply concerned’ about queen’s health, Truss says

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Post reporters provide updates as the British royal family gathers at the bedside of Queen Elizabeth II, who is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle. (Video: The Washington Post)

By Karla Adam

, 

William Booth

, 

Erin Cunningham

 and 

Adela Suliman

 

Updated September 8, 2022 at 11:25 a.m. EDT|Published September 8, 2022 at 10:29 a.m. EDT

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LONDON — The royal family is gathering at the bedside of Queen Elizabeth II, who is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

“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,” a statement from Buckingham Palace said.

Here’s what to know

• Heir Prince Charles and the queen’s children were all either with the monarch or on their way. Among them were Edward, Andrew and Anne. Prince William, Prince Harry and Meghan are en route to Balmoral.
• In photos: Here’s a look at the queen and 13 presidents of the United States.
• Liz Truss, the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, tweeted, “The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace.”
• The queen has been planning for her succession for some time. Charles, the longest-ever king-in-waiting, has been increasingly stepping in for the queen.

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Queen Elizabeth II’s former prime ministers send messages of support

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By Karla Adam

LONDON — Some of Queen Elizabeth II’s former prime ministers — she has had 15 — sent messages of support Thursday as the royal family gathered at the monarch’s bedside.

David Cameron, who is a distant relative of the queen’s, said, “I send my heartfelt thoughts and prayers to Her Majesty The Queen and the Royal Family at this worrying time.”

25 min ago

Scottish and Welsh leaders share concern and wish queen well

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By Adela Suliman

LONDON — Political leaders from across the United Kingdom’s union have sent their well wishes to Queen Elizabeth II as the nation learns of her ill health Thursday.

First minster of Scotland and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon said everyone was “feeling profoundly concerned” about reports of the queen’s health. The queen, who has had a lifelong love affair with Scotland, has been taken ill in her Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire.

The first minster for Wales, Mark Drakeford, also offered his concern and sent his “best wishes” to the monarch.

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Britain ‘deeply concerned’ about queen’s health, Truss says

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By Ellen Francis

British Prime Minister Liz Truss departs 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday. (Hollie Adams/Bloomberg News)

Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, expressed concern Thursday about the health of Queen Elizabeth II, whose family members rushed to gather at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she was under medical supervision.

“The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime,” tweeted Truss, who has just taken office and who met with the queen Tuesday. “My thoughts — and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom — are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time,” she said.

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BBC reporter mistakenly announces queen’s death on Twitter

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By Claire Parker and Adam Taylor

The BBC changed its online logo from red to black, and its anchors donned black apparel Thursday as the family of Queen Elizabeth II gathered by her bedside in Scotland amid reports of her failing health.

To members of the British media and public in the know about “Operation London Bridge,” the not-so-secret official plan for the queen’s death, the change in color scheme portended the worst — signaling that the British public broadcaster considered the monarch’s death to be imminent.

Many people around the world look to the BBC to break the news when a royal dies, and the broadcaster has drawn up detailed plans for reporting on the queen’s death.

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Last time the queen was seen by the public was with new Prime Minister Truss

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By Adela Suliman

Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Liz Truss at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Tuesday. (Pool/Reuters)

LONDON — A frail-looking Queen Elizabeth II was last seen by the British public on Tuesday in a well-furnished and fire-lit living room in her Scottish Balmoral estate, as she welcomed new British Prime Minister Liz Truss.

In her ceremonial role as head of state, the queen bid farewell to outgoing leader of Britain’s Conservative Party Boris Johnson after he was ousted by his own party and next invited Truss to form a new government.

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Photos: The queen and her 15 prime ministers

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By Karla Adam

Queen Elizabeth II with, from left, British Prime Minister David Cameron and former prime ministers John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown on July 24, 2012, in London. (WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II has played an important constitutional role in the transition of power. On Tuesday, she invited Liz Truss, her 15th prime minister, to form the next British government. Her first prime minister was Winston Churchill, who was born in 1874.

During her 70-year reign, the queen met with her prime ministers for weekly private “audiences.” Still, snippets from their meetings leak out, in conversations, biographies and embarrassing hot-mic moments.

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