Queen Elizabeth

The queen, who is 96, remains at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands, Buckingham Palace said in a statement.

Prince Charles, the heir to the throne, and his wife, Camilla, traveled to be with the queen at Balmoral Castle, his office said. His eldest son, Prince William, who is second in line to the throne, was also on his way to Scotland, as were the queen’s other sons, Andrew and Edward. Both meetings had been moved from Buckingham Palace to Balmoral to spare the queen a flight to London. As the news about the queen began to circulate, a crowd quickly formed outside Buckingham Palace. During the Platinum Jubilee in June, marking her 70 years on the throne, a smiling monarch appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch a parade and a Royal Air Force flyover in her honor. Alexander Caplan, a technology entrepreneur, came to Buckingham Palace immediately after hearing the news of the queen’s health. For the queen, it was the second meeting with a prime minister that morning. The Palace said that the monarch had accepted doctors’ advice to rest. During the depths of the pandemic, she addressed a socially isolated nation, assuring Britons, in the words of Vera Lynn’s beloved World War II-era song, that “we’ll meet again.” In April 2021, the queen lost her husband of 73 years, Prince Philip, who died a few weeks before his 100th birthday. The queen, who is 96, remains at Balmoral Castle, her estate in the Scottish Highlands, Buckingham Palace said in a statement. But on Wednesday evening, she abruptly canceled a virtual meeting with members of her Privy Council after her doctors advised her to rest.