to say, her put out a message to say, her thoughts, as are the thoughts of the whole country with her majesty and have met the —— herfamily. you are watching bbc news. hello it is one o'clock, welcome to bbc news. the queen is under medical supervision after doctors became concerned for her help. buckingham palace has released a statement within the last hour. it says, following further evaluation this morning that doctors are concerned for her majesty's health and have recommended that you remain under medical supervision. the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral. medical supervision. the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral. the prime minister liz truss who was appointed by the queen at balmoral on tuesday, these are images we have from that meeting, liz traz has said the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news.

let us bring in our political editor chris mason. in the house of commons they were discussing measures to help people with energy bills, and then this news came through. a lot of messages already coming in from senior political leaders. you could feel, you could hear the tone of real concern among parliamentarians as news was shared amongst the front benches during the statement from the prime minister about her support for energy bills, notes being passed to the prime minister, the deputy labour leader, with the labour leader on his feet

at the time, and to the speaker of the house. you could clearly and quickly see, and feel that shift in tone and concern. in addition to the statement from the prime minister, reflecting the deep concern of all in the country at the news from buckingham palace, we have heard from the first minister of scotland and the labour leader sir keir starmer. the labour leader saying, along with the rest of the country, i am deeply worried by the news from buckingham palace today. my thoughts are with her majesty the queen and herfamily and ijoin everyone across the uk and hoping for her recovery. and to bring you the reaction from the first minister of scotland, nicola surgeon who has said, all of us are feeling profoundly concerned at reports of

her majesty's help. my thoughts and wishes are with the green and all of the royal family at this time. we arejust hearing the royal family at this time. we are just hearing that prince charles is now with the queen at balmoral and the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon has tweeted in response to that statement, she said, all of us are profoundly concerned at reports of her majesty's health. so, prince charles is now at balmoral, with the queen. we can't speak now to former buckingham palace press secretary dickie arbiter. clearly concerned about the queen'shealth. yes, there is concern. she is under

medical_ yes, there is concern. she is under medical supervision. and there is concern — medical supervision. and there is concern. we will have to be concerned. the queen cancelled a number_ concerned. the queen cancelled a number of— concerned. the queen cancelled a number of engagements. she has a mobility— number of engagements. she has a mobility issue. she is frail, she is 96. mobility issue. she is frail, she is 96 there — mobility issue. she is frail, she is 96 there is _ mobility issue. she is frail, she is 96. there is concern throughout the country _ country. we gather she had to country. — we gather she had to pull out of a virtual privy council meeting yesterday. it had been a busy week for the queen obviously politically with those audiences with the outgoing prime minister boris johnson and the incoming prime minister liz truss at balmoral. yes, they would have taken a toll on the 0ueeh~ — yes, they would have taken a toll on the queen. her mobility issue is nothing — the queen. her mobility issue is nothing to— the queen. her mobility issue is nothing to be sniffed at and it would — nothing to be sniffed at and it would have taken all her strength to remain— would have taken all her strength to remain upright, to have boris johnson — remain upright, to have boris johnson and his resignation, then,

to meet— johnson and his resignation, then, to meet with the incoming new prime minister— to meet with the incoming new prime minister liz _ to meet with the incoming new prime minister liz traz. and the cancellation of the virtual privy council meeting where new government ministers _ council meeting where new government ministers would be sworn in, that was postponed. now we know that prince _ was postponed. now we know that prince william is flying to balmoral. obviously, great concern. weiust_ balmoral. obviously, great concern. we just need to hope, i am not suggesting it is because for alarm, we hope _ suggesting it is because for alarm, we hope that the queen remains comfortable and is out on her feet in due _ comfortable and is out on her feet in due course. the _ in due course. the statement says the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral. she has been scaling back her royal duties. she has, a lot of them are falling on the _ she has, a lot of them are falling on the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge, quite rightly so. she has performed her constitutional role in _ has performed her constitutional role in accepting the resignation of

the prime — role in accepting the resignation of the prime minister, and an audience with the _ the prime minister, and an audience with the incoming prime minister where _ with the incoming prime minister where the — with the incoming prime minister where the formal appointment took place _ where the formal appointment took place but— where the formal appointment took place. but the privy council meeting could _ place. but the privy council meeting could not— place. but the privy council meeting could not take place. and in scaling back, _ could not take place. and in scaling back, we _ could not take place. and in scaling back, we will accept this quite rightly— back, we will accept this quite rightly so. a difficult time for the family— rightly so. a difficult time for the family and — rightly so. a difficult time for the family and the country. yes she is under— family and the country. yes she is under medical supervision, we hope she remains— under medical supervision, we hope she remains comfortable and pulls through _ through. we saw that picture of the through. — we saw that picture of the queen with liz truss. she had that trademark radiant smile. she did. it has always been there, whenever— she did. it has always been there, whenever we see her. we saw that on the balcony— whenever we see her. we saw that on the balcony with the platinum jubilee — the balcony with the platinum jubilee. that trademark radiant smite —

jubilee. that trademark radiant smile. but she did look somewhat trait _ smile. but she did look somewhat trait it— smile. but she did look somewhat frail. it would have taken a lot of strength — frail. it would have taken a lot of strength to carry that through. many— strength to carry that through. many thanks. i am joined by our health editor hugh pym. we had a brief statement from buckingham palace, following further evaluation this morning, the queen'sdoctors are concerned and have recommended the green remains under medical supervision. they also say the queen remains comfortable. what we should be clear about is buckingham palace very rarely if ever comments on the queen'shealth, so to say that doctors are concerned and she is under medical supervision at balmoral indicates the degree of seriousness we are talking about. yes, she is said to be comfortable and at balmoral so this may not be and at balmoral so this may not be an emergency right now. but those

concerns by doctors we are being told about tells you really their degree of anxiety there is now about the queen'shealth. she had to pull out of that virtual privy council which would have involved being at balmoral and doing it via a videolink. it was a tiring day the previous day, saying to boris johnson, bidding him farewell, appointing liz truss prime minister. we know she has mobility issues, she was not able to attend the braemar gathering nearby balmoral. her appearances during the platinum jubilee celebrations were limited, she did not go to the thanksgiving service. but she did go to the royal windsor horse show, and paddington station to see the opening of the ella smith line, suggesting mobility is an issue but at times this year she has been able, under a planned

programme, been able to attend certain events. she did have covid earlier this year and there may be ongoing weakness as a result. but mobility is what we have been told about and that has clearly taken a turn for the worse. we don't know any more about any further medical treatment being needed, all we know is she is comfortable at balmoral. when we have had medical bulletins they have focused on ongoing mobility issues. yes, the fact that isn't mentioned suggest there is something underlying that are causing the concern to doctors and needing supervision. in previous decades she has had operations on knee issues, she has suffered from back pain. we simply do not know what the underlying situation is. clearly she is frail. she is 96. people of that

age, they do struggle with their help, do have issues with mobility. we simply do not know the real situation at this point other than the degree of concern clearly among doctors and the fact members of the royalfamily are doctors and the fact members of the royal family are travelling to to be with her. for the moment, thank you. hugh pym, our health editor. we can speak to our health editor. we can speak to our correspondence now. a lot of political figures have been our correspondence now. a lot of politicalfigures have been sending messages, the leader of the liberal democrats saying the whole nation's thoughts and prayers are with her majesty the queen and her family as we all hope and pray for her full recovery. we have had similar messages from the prime minister and leader of the opposition. that is right. all of those political leaders were in parliament

when they heard the news from buckingham palace. they were involved in the debate going on this morning about the energy package. we had very quickly the response from the prime minister, liz truss, and then the others. liz truss saying then the others. liz truss saying the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from buckingham palace this lunchtime. she said her thoughts and the thoughts of people across the uk will be with her majesty the queen and herfamily. that was will be with her majesty the queen and her family. that was echoed will be with her majesty the queen and herfamily. that was echoed by sir keir starmer. he also said very similar words, across the whole of the country, he was deeply worried by the news and extended his wishes for her recovery, hoping for her return. and so ed davey saying the whole nation's thoughts and prayers are with her majesty the queen and herfamily as we

are with her majesty the queen and her family as we all pray for a full recovery. mark drakeford also saying similar things. recovery. mark drakeford also saying similarthings. real recovery. mark drakeford also saying similar things. real concern for the political, from the political leadership, for her health and recovery, and it extends beyond that because she is head of state of another ia nations and head of the commonwealth. as we were reflecting with hugh pym, we haven't had many bulletins about her health in the last few months or years. the very fact we have had this statement today saying doctors are concerned for her majesty's health and recommended she stay under medical supervision, just the issuing of that statement does raise concerns. yes, of course it does. and the political establishment have known of course about concerns or issues

over the green's health. we saw this week those unusual arrangements that were made when liz truss became prime minister. the queen remaining at balmoral, not doing what she had done previously for the other prime ministers that she had invited to buckingham palace to form a government. this time borisjohnson flew up to balmoral on tuesday morning to offer his resignation, followed by liz truss who the queen asked to form a government at that point. that was as we know in order to facilitate the queen with her ongoing mobility issues which is why the arrangements were changed. liz truss became the 15th prime minister who the queen has seen under her reign. and those arrangements reflected those concerns of ongoing

issues with the queen'shealth. those meetings with borisjohnson and liz truss at balmoral earlier this week receiving an audience, appointing liz truss as the new prime minister, just really an illustration of the longevity of her extraordinary rain, this was the 15th prime minister she has appointed. that is right, 15 prime minister is going all the way back to winston churchill who was the first the queen has had in her time. liz truss, the latest. so, extraordinary political events she has witnessed and being head of state, guiding prime ministers through that time. liz truss on tuesday in the process

of forming her government. thank you very much. our correspondence at buckingham palace. if you're just correspondence at buckingham palace. if you'rejustjoining us, that news from buckingham palace, following further evaluation this morning, the queen'sdoctors are concerned for her majesty philip howard and recommended she remain under medical supervision. it says the queen remains comfortable and at balmoral and we gather prince charles is at balmoral as well with the queen. that is talk to stephen bates. a

statement like this from buckingham palace today inevitably raises concerns about the queen'shealth. it is a much more serious statement from buckingham palace than previously. it seems to be more than the mobility issues they have been talking about over recent months. she is now 96. anything that causes health concerns is important and serious. she has recently been scaling back some of her duties but not all. it was a busy week this week, politically, with the appointment of the new prime minister. yes, indeed, liz truss born in 1975,

101 years after winston churchill, her first prime minister, 101 years after winston churchill, herfirst prime minister, so a considerable longevity between prime ministers and already of course because of the nature of her reign which is the longest in british history. she is scaling back. she's had to scale back and the fact that she didn't come back to london from balmoral avenue was also an indication of the limited amount of work she can do. she has still been going through her red boxes but public engagements have been much fewer and further between and now it's evident that the outgoing prime minister and the incoming prime minister and the incoming prime minister have to go to her wherever she is and it's likely to be balmoral and she is also not attended a privy council meeting, which was liable to be quite important at the start of a new prime ministerial term, so i think

there are real concerns about her health, as there would be anyone of that age, but specifically and especially the queen at this very crucial logical juncture especially the queen at this very crucial logicaljuncture in the country's life. crucial logical 'uncture in the country's life.— crucial logical “uncture in the country's life. and as we were reflecting _ country's life. and as we were reflecting earlier _ country's life. and as we were reflecting earlier with - country's life. and as we were reflecting earlier with our - country's life. and as we were i reflecting earlier with our health editor, the previous statements about her health have concentrated very much on her mobility issues, as they've always described them. yes. they've always described them. yes, and the fact — they've always described them. yes, and the fact that _ they've always described them. yes, and the fact that they _ they've always described them. yes and the fact that they are not describing this as a mobility problem but as a cause for concern indicates that it's something more than just being able to get about, and, of course, they are very cagey as palace officials always are about members of the royal family pass might help, particularly the queen's and particularly at this stage of her majesty. and particularly at this stage of her majesty-— and particularly at this stage of her ma'es . . ., . her majesty. and we gather prince charles has — her majesty. and we gather prince charles has now _ her majesty. and we gather prince charles has now travelled - her majesty. and we gather prince

charles has now travelled to - her majesty. and we gather prince charles has now travelled to belle | charles has now travelled to belle moral to be with the queen and the duke of cambridge —— has now travelled to balmoral to be with the queen and the duke of cambridge also travelling to balmoral. yes queen and the duke of cambridge also travelling to balmoral.— travelling to balmoral. yes and that's another _ travelling to balmoral. yes and that's another indication - travelling to balmoral. yes and that's another indication that l that's another indication that things are getting serious. under normal circumstances the royal family have stiff upper lips and don't tend to visit each other when

they are ill, so one wonders about the significance of that. all right, thank you very much, stephen bates, for being with us. ijust want to read out a message that we've from the archbishop of canterbury, who says, my prayer is that the prayers of people across the church of england and the nation are with her majesty the queen today. this is justin welby, the archbishop of canterbury, in a message that's just been released. may god's present strength and comfort her majesty, her family and those who are caring for her at balmoral. well, we can talk now to the former bbc royal correspondent richard sumner, who joins us on the line. richard, thank you very much for being with us. i am sure you are as concerned as everybody else by this statement from the palace?— everybody else by this statement from the palace? yes, because the whole politics _ from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of _ from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of the _ from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of the palace - from the palace? yes, because the whole politics of the palace has - whole politics of the palace has always been understatement. i've always been understatement. i've always suspected possibly there was more than a mobility problem concerned here because it's not beyond the bounds of possibility for the queen, for instance, to use a wheelchair is the present pope is now doing on numerous occasions. i've always suspected that possibly along with advancing age there may be other more complicated medical problems, for anyone 96 of course, you can't expect to have the health of a 25—year—old. hopefully this is a passing storm that can be

overcome, but i thinkjudging from the careful wording of the palace that something serious possibly is going on here. the fact that the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge are going up to balmoral is a sign. i remember years ago on the radio hearing barbara cartland talking about old age, and she said, you either age from the neck up or the neck down and clearly the queen has aged from the neck down. people who have seen her say she is as sharp as a tack, as bright as she ever was, and sharp as a tack, as bright as she everwas, and in sharp as a tack, as bright as she ever was, and in fact very interested still on everything. she is not becoming worn out or anything, but her body is giving out on her, quite in what way or how badly we aren't really being told, but clearly something quite serious is starting. but clearly something quite serious is startina. �* ., ., ,., is starting. although we were also reflectin: is starting. although we were also reflecting earlier _ is starting. although we were also reflecting earlier on _ is starting. although we were also reflecting earlier on about - is starting. although we were also reflecting earlier on about that. reflecting earlier on about that smile that we saw when she met liz truss at a moral macro, that smile

we've got so used to —— at balmoral, that smile is we've got so used to, when she was asking the new prime minister to form a government. yes. minister to form a government. yes, i don't minister to form a government. yes, i don't want — minister to form a government. yes, i don't want to _ minister to form a government. yes, i don't want to sound _ minister to form a government. yes, i don't want to sound like _ minister to form a government. 1l: i don't want to sound like jeremiah, i don't want to sound likejeremiah, i don't want to sound likejeremiah, i love to see the smile, but i thought she looked very frail. i have to say, i got rather a shock when i opened the newspaper and saw that picture. i think it's the first time i thought that, i thought she looked ratherfrail, so let's hope, whatever the problem is, that she gets the care she needs and, of course, the nation holds its breath when a lady of this ages ill and when a lady of this ages ill and when she is the queen and we must all hope and pray that she can recover. , :, all hope and pray that she can recover. , ., ., , recover. yes, and of course, buckingham _ recover. yes, and of course, buckingham palace - recover. yes, and of course, buckingham palace don't - recover. yes, and of course, i buckingham palace don't issue recover. yes, and of course, - buckingham palace don't issue these sorts of statements lightly. h0. sorts of statements lightly. no, they don't- _ sorts of statements lightly. no, they don't. it's _ sorts of statements lightly. no, they don't. it's a _ sorts of statements lightly. iifr, they don't. it's a policy of understatement all the way through and details are sparse, but of course, the trouble with that is that if you keep the details sparse rumour begins to abound and people

may possibly be making more of it than there actually is, there is always that possibility, but we see it on the sparse details —— we feed on the sparse details we've been given. i think it's pretty obvious more serious is happening because the prince of wales and the duke of cambridge would not be going to balmoral unless it were so but we have to wait and see what they say. richard sumner, thank you very much indeed. let's recap some of those messages in which many people have been saying that their thoughts and prayers are very much with the queen at the moment, starting off with liz truss, the newly appointed prime minister, who was at balmoraljust the other day being asked to form a government by the queen. liz truss saying the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from buckingham palace this lunchtime stop my thoughts and the thoughts of people across our united kingdom are with her majesty the queen and her

family at this time. and also we've heard from keir starmer, the leader of the opposition, along with the rest of the country, i'm deeply worried by the country, i'm deeply worried by the news from buckingham palace this afternoon, my thoughts her with her majesty the queen and her family and ijoin everyone across the united kingdom and hoping for her recovery. keir starmer and the new prime minister have been in the commons debating the government's new policy on energy bills when this news came through. also we heard from the first minister of scotland, nicola sturgeon. all of us are feeling profoundly concerned at reports of her majesty's health. my thoughts and wishes are with the queen and all of the royalfamily and wishes are with the queen and all of the royal family at this time. just to repeat that prince charles has gone to balmoral to be at the queen's side and prince william, we understand, is on his way there as well. we've heard from

mark drakeford. the first minister of wales. saying that he too is concerned to hear the news from buckingham palace. isend my concerned to hear the news from buckingham palace. i send my best wishes to her majesty and her family on behalf of the people of wales. after we had that statement from buckingham palace, the speaker of the house of commons, sir lindsay hoyle, interrupted proceedings in the chamber of the house of commons, to send the very best wishes of everybody in parliament to the queen. i everybody in parliament to the queen. , ., ., queen. i wish to say something about an announcement _ queen. i wish to say something about an announcement which _ queen. i wish to say something about an announcement which has - queen. i wish to say something about an announcement which hasjust - queen. i wish to say something aboutj an announcement which hasjust been an announcement which has just been made about her majesty. i know i speak on behalf of the entire house when i say that we send our best wishes to her majesty the queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment. i'm going to take no more, if there is anything else we will open the house of commons. thank you. open the house of commons. thank ou. , open the house of commons. thank ou. _ �* , you. the lindsay hoyle there. let's reflect more _

you. the lindsay hoyle there. let's reflect more on _ you. the lindsay hoyle there. let's reflect more on the _ you. the lindsay hoyle there. let's reflect more on the statement - you. the lindsay hoyle there. let's. reflect more on the statement we've had from the palace with our health editor, hugh pym and of course everybody will be poring over this medical bulletin from the palace in as much detail as they can.- as much detail as they can. well, indeed, as much detail as they can. well, indeed. ben. _ as much detail as they can. well, indeed, ben, it's— as much detail as they can. well, indeed, ben, it'sjust_ as much detail as they can. well, indeed, ben, it'sjust a _ as much detail as they can. well, indeed, ben, it'sjust a few - as much detail as they can. well, indeed, ben, it'sjust a few lines| indeed, ben, it'sjust a few lines but it's very revealing because, as we've been hearing, buckingham palace very, very rarely if ever comment directly on the queen's health and we are told that doctors are concerned about her condition and she is under medical supervision at balmoral, although she is comfortable. now, comfortable can cover a range of different possibilities. i think the fact that mobility issues are not directly mentioned is important. of course, up mentioned is important. of course, up until now we've been told the queen has got ongoing mobility problems, issues, and that's caused her to cancel various engagements including the thanksgiving service at the platinum jubilee and the state opening of parliament, but it's always been mobility issues. what we don't know is whether they

have got worse or whether there is an underlying issue, in underlying condition here which, which doctors are now concerned about. we simply don't know and it's very difficult to speculate but we should remember she is 96. anyone of that age is bound to be frail, bound to have difficulty may be sitting and standing at times and i think that's been the problem in recent months for the queen, that going to certain events involving walking around have been very difficult, but maybe it's a bit easier to do them in a more limited way, but the fact she pulled out of that virtual privy council yesterday involving a down the line on video, i think suggested there was something of concern at that point and now we know that doctors are concerned and hence senior members of the royal family are moving up to be with her at balmoral. moving up to be with her at balmoral-— moving up to be with her at balmoral. ~ ., ., ., ., , balmoral. we have had over the last few months — balmoral. we have had over the last few months the _ balmoral. we have had over the last few months the odd _ balmoral. we have had over the last few months the odd statement - balmoral. we have had over the last few months the odd statement from j few months the odd statement from buckingham palace about why she

is inevitably concerned and that's been reflected in all these messages we've had from political and religious leaders.— we've had from political and religious leaders. yes, i think for the palace _ religious leaders. yes, i think for the palace to _ religious leaders. yes, i think for the palace to say _ religious leaders. yes, i think for the palace to say that _ religious leaders. yes, i think for the palace to say that doctors - religious leaders. yes, i think for| the palace to say that doctors are concerned about her condition and she needs to be under medical supervision, is the really significant announcement today, and is a cause of concern for everybody, not just is a cause of concern for everybody, notjust politicians, that there is something happening here and members of the royalfamily something happening here and members of the royal family are travelling to be with her whereas in the past we've been told she has just postponed or cancelled things because of these mobility issues which have quite often been put down to her age and her inevitable frailty at that sort of age. she's beenin frailty at that sort of age. she's been in very good health for all of her reign, yes, she did have surgery for knee issues going back nearly 20 years and a back problem at one point, but, generally speaking, she's been in remarkably good health during all these decades of service

to the united kingdom as the monarch. bill to the united kingdom as the monarch. : , :, ., monarch. all right, hugh pym, thank ou, our monarch. all right, hugh pym, thank you. our health _ monarch. all right, hugh pym, thank you, our health editor _ monarch. all right, hugh pym, thank you, our health editor with _ monarch. all right, hugh pym, thank you, our health editor with his - you, our health editor with his assessment and we can also talk to our correspondent damian grammaticas who is at buckingham palace, and i wasjust reading who is at buckingham palace, and i was just reading out some of the messages we have had from really all the political leaders saying that their thoughts and prayers are very much with the queen at the moment. yes, that's right, just as i heard you relaying those messages a couple of minutes ago and i think what's notable a couple of things from that is the way they've come from the leader of the opposition but also all around the united kingdom as well so you werejust all around the united kingdom as well so you were just relying on scotland as well nicola sturgeon saying all of us feel profound concern at reports her majesty is health, my thoughts are with the royal, her majesty the queen and all

the royalfamily at royal, her majesty the queen and all the royal family at this time, very similar sentiments we've heard from the first minister of wales, mark drakeford, and also we've heard from northern ireland, from sirjeffrey donaldson, who said, my thoughts and prayers and that of the democratic unionist party are with her majesty and herfamily at unionist party are with her majesty and her family at this time and very similar sentiments from the prime minister, liz truss, from the leader of the opposition, sir keir starmer, all of whom sharing that concern, expressing that concern, and expressing that concern, and expressing their wish, their hope, for a recovery of the queen and their best wishes and thoughts with her family as well. bud their best wishes and thoughts with her family as well.— her family as well. and you are at buckingham _ her family as well. and you are at buckingham palace. _ her family as well. and you are at buckingham palace. of— her family as well. and you are at buckingham palace. of course - buckingham palace. of course normally earlier this week the queen would have been at buckingham palace to ask the new incoming prime minister to form a government and in fact she did that at balmoral and there is the picture of her with liz truss appointing her as her 15th prime minister. i think it was the

first prime minister to be