The Queen is under 'medical supervision'

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The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace says.

"Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen's doctors are concerned for Her Majesty's health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision," they said in a statement.

"The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral."

Her immediate family has been informed.

The announcement comes after the Queen, 96, pulled out of a virtual Privy Council on Wednesday, with doctors advising her to rest.

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We very much hope she is okay, it made me feel sad to read this. I think the line her immediate family have been informed was a worrying line.

I think people shouldn't use the past tense unless something is confirmed. It doesn't matter if you are a royalist or not, that's someone's relative and it would hurt to see that.

She's a connection to my grandparents and a society that I remember growing up in

I think if you dig deep enough, most of the trauma and grief felt by people will be because it’s one of the starkest reminders of our own/everyone’s mortality. If one of the most powerful and abiding people on the planet who’s been a whole century must also pass through, what chance the rest of us. And of course it reminds some people of other losses. But yeah, mortality.

She appeared to adore Scotland. I'm not Scottish lol. I'm happy that she has that final little tiny wish where duty doesn't supercede her own happiness in her final moments.
William and Harry are also there or on the way.

And me. I was born in Coronation year.

I doubt senior royal members are scouring mumsnet right now, tbh.

@NorthernMountainCaribou gosh hadn't thought about that, things are already very fraught with them. Maybe how's the time to make their peace with each other.

I was born in the mid 50s so the Queen has been around all my life.

I'm not a huge Royal fan but feel really upset by the news, thought she'd go on for ever.

I wonder if they strategically waited to announce this till after the cost of living crisis announcement in the commons earlier, as they knew people are worried about bills. The timing seemed to suggest this. I wonder if this was actually happening yesterday as they cancelled her privy council meeting.

After the Queen passes away parliamentary activity ends for 10 days apparently and news will only be on Queen's passing and King Charles, so it would have really left the nation in the lurch regarding cost of living concerns.

Very sad. I hope she is genuinely comfortable as they keep describing her.

If she dies in Scotland, it's Operation Unicorn. She will rest at Holyrood and lie in state at St Giles Kirk before being brought to London via train.

By the sounds of it it is only the direct relation that has gone, other than Camilla and Tim Lawrence who were already there. Sophie hasn't gone either.

I think the BBC presenters switching to black is a done-on-purpose subtle sign that something is going to be annouced soon.

I thi nk it's an age thing! She has been in my life for as long as I can remember. I saw her coronation on a black and white TV in Auntie Jenny's. I was 7 at the time. It is going to be strange without her!

Well - the fact that the BBC has changed their schedule says to me that this is a very serious situation.

I have huge admiration for the Queen - the work she has done and her dedication to the country over so many years are impressive, and as her reign has been so long, her loss will be a hard one for many people in the country.

I wonder if they strategically waited to announce this till after the cost of living crisis announcement in the commons earlier, as they knew people are worried about bills. The timing seemed to suggest this. I wonder if this was actually happening yesterday as they cancelled her privy council meeting.

Doubt it, they seemed to get the news halfway through and it all looked a bit odd.

One thing's for sure, though - if the government wants to bury any bad news, the next few days would be a good time.

The article I read suggests in the event of the monarch dying in Scotland their coffin would be taken to Holyrood initially.

I love the Queen, feeling quite deflated even though it's inevitable. Just bad news after bad news at the moment.

Unless you're 97, she'll have been in all of our lives.

That sums it up beautifully for me.

When my daughter and I met her, we were hustled to the front of a crowd by a wonderful gaggle of older ladies so my young daughter could give her the flowers she had picked out from a stall.

She had moved off down the line and this splendid gang of ladies all bellowed “YOUR MAJESTY!” until she looked back and saw us. She came back and my girl passed her the flowers and she looked delighted and gave her a huge grin (I’m under no illusions that that wasn’t just part of the ‘meeting the public’ act but it was lovely). You could absolutely sense the ‘fairy dust’ effect in the crowd, everyone was in good cheer.

I hope she is surrounded by all who love her and hope she’s on a ground floor so they can bring her beloved horses and ponies up to the window!

I'm not a monarchist. I hope the Queen passes (or passed) peacefully.

Apart from that, I'm concerned about her dying now because it's likely to result in a lot of performative doom and gloom at a time when there's already a lot of doom and gloom. I'm frustrated that it will bring a lot of discussion about the Royals into the public conscience when there's bigger things to worry about. There's going to be lots of press and SM coverage on the jockeying of position of different royal family members.

I think Huw is going to have to carry this until 6pm. I think there'll be an announcement then. Just a guess that they won't make the announcement in the middle of the afternoon as it will trigger a whole mourning process.

BBC said Edward and Sophie had travelled.

I think it’s more to do with the age of the children - Beatrice and Eugenie haven’t gone either and both have young children.

She's 96, that's a great age. People are dying young all over the world because of wars, famine, droughts, heatwaves and floods. We are going to get more deaths, our world is collapsing and so no, the queen dying at a great age doesn't upset me.

I'm no royalist but I feel very sad about this, while recognizing that she's had a good run.

Partly because it simply reminds me of the death of my mum just a few years ago in October.

Partly because it feels like the last few years have been full of big changes, most of which have been shit. Part of me wants to "go back to a simpler time when things were better" even though I know that's pretty illogical, as well as impossible. The Queen has been a point of continuity for so long, it feels like another shit change.

None of that is logical, but emotions aren't logical. And people have different emotional reactions to events ... as difficult as that apparently is for some people to understand.

Also I have a lot of respect for her dedication, even though I think the monarchy needs a lot of reform in this country.

Is this a joke? Because it’s made me laugh (in a confused and astounded kind of way). Are you always so dramatic? Just that most people children will not care one jot and I doubt yours will either - they’ll just pretend to please you!

I can assure you that the Queen has not been my steadfast rock! I’ll just pop into town to ask the hundred or so homeless people if she’s been their steadfast rock….

She looked frail in the photo the other day but not actually unwell, I guess at her age a sudden decline isn't unusual though.