10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i'm jose diaz-balart. we begin this hour with breaking news. queen elizabeth's doctors say they are concerned for her health and have recommended the 96-year-old monarch remain under medical supervision. right now, all of the queen's children, as well as her grandsons, william and harry, have either arrived or are on their way to balmoral, scotland, where the queen has been residing. we have that live picture to show you from right outside the castle in scotland. this happened in less than 24 hours after the queen canceled a

meeting -- there you see the entrance gates of balmoral. the queen 24 hours ago had to cancel her meeting, it was via zoom with her formal advisers after her doctors advised her to rest. all of this just two days after the queen met with the newest prime minister of the united kingdom, liz truss. there you see the photos. joining us live from buckingham palace is nbc's keir simmons, and katty kay, an msnbc contributor. keir, let me start with you. what do we know at this hour about the queen's condition? >> reporter: jose, the last update from buckingham palace was around an hour ago. it was that statement that people are concerned by because that statement itself saying doctors are concerned for her majesty's health. it is highly unusual for buckingham palace to make a statement like that. i have seen again and again questions to buckingham palace about the queen's health.

beyond with, we never comment on that. with a statement like that, that has people worried, of course. the second part is members of her family are on their way to balmoral or at balmoral to see her. just to go through that list for you. the prince of wales and county duchess of cornwall, prince william, the prince royal, princess ann, edward and sophie, prince andrew, duke of york, and the duke and duchess of sussex harry and meghan are all either at balmoral or on their way there. presumably to be beside her. i was going to say by her bedside, but we don't know much more than what we've been told by the palace. doctors say she is comfortable. it's a concerning time. look, i would say that at this moment it's a moment to pray for the best, but, perhaps, fear for the worst. we will see how things play out.

the queen, of course, is noer to nor tore yous for her brilliant ability to rally. it was only a couple days we saw her standing with a walking stick, greeting the new prime minister of the uk. so, there will be millions of people across this country praying for her right now. >> i'm just wondering, you know, this movement of the entire royal family heading over to balmoral, i mean, this is -- there's always so little information at times buckingham palace releases about the queen or the royal family, but this is significant. >> yeah. in february we were told the queen had covid and that came as a shock because the buckingham palace doesn't like to release statements about the queen's health. even being told she had covid was something that people took

notice of. then we were told she had mobility issues before the platinum jubly. now this statement. it's only a three-line statement, jose. it's very, very short from buckingham palace. she's at balmoral. she's comfortable, we are told but they are concerned about her health and she canceled that meeting last night, the zoom meeting with her privy counsel because it was on the advice of doctors. there was always warnings yesterday that after a strenuous couple of days, she, of course, had seen the incoming -- appointed the incoming prime minister and said good-bye to the outgoing prime minister, boris johnson. she had a couple of busy days. she was told to cancel that meeting with the privy counsel. there have been concerns in the uk, and i was in contact with some of my colleagues who cover the royal family much more closely than i do, there have been concerns for a while that she has some underlying condition. we've seen the degree to which she has lost weight, for example, over the course of the

last few months and the drg to which she has got much more frail. there's no indication of that from this statement. we don't know. there's no confirmation of that. but i think as keir says, it's the fact that all her family are going there that is also raising concerns and pointing to the severity of this. all of us who have elderly parents, we know families gather when elderly parents are near the end of her life. we have the four children, the grandchildren going up to balmoral. that in and of itself is unusual alongside this statement. >> keir, the queen is 96 years old. and that picture, which was just last tuesday, the queen meeting with the new prime minister, there were some concern even at the fragility that this photo shows of the queen. >> that's right. in fact, that photograph was the first we've seen of her for over

a month. it did appear -- you know, photographs can be deceptive, but it did appear as if she had lost weight even in that time. as catty points out,there have been these mobility issues. that is a very discreet way of describing what i understand have been really severe difficulties. i don't think you need to have an inside knowledge to know that, of course. we know, for example, when she appeared on the balcony of buckingham palace for the fantastic 70th anniversary celebrations, that afterwards the palace said she was tired by that. so, clearly, she's had a walking stick. movement has been a challenge for her. but now this doctor's statement -- i'm sorry, this statement by the palace, talking about the doctor's concerns, it does appear this is something different from the mobility issues. in terms of how people are

reacting, jose, i mean, obviously she is beloved, goes without saying, so everybody is looking for information. very -- a very somber moment in the house of commons earlier today, where i can't overemphasize how big a deal the debate that was about to happen was. and you know how the house of commons can be. a note was passed to the leader of the opposition. and then quickly afterwards an announcement was made. and the atmosphere completely changed. and these are leading politicians who were completely focused on this debate and having their say. the atmosphere completely changed and the attention entirely turned to the health of her majesty. i think that sums up the feeling in the country. >> we're seeing movement right outside the balmoral castle

gates. we're seeing this together here. some cars leaving balmoral castle in scotland. let's stay with these images. keir, i mean, it's important to kind of -- you were talking about that moment when the prime minister got that message and the leader of the opposition has been tweeting as well. keir, the entire country is pretty much now focused on this, all of the television networks are in constant coverage of the queen and her health. >> yeah. i mean, it's one of the brilliant things about the queen, isn't it, that she rises above politics. she rises above division. don't we live in divided times right now. but she is loved by everyone on any side of the political spectrum. even those who don't believe in the monarchy will quickly -- most of them will quickly go on to say, but i do love the queen. yeah, we've had messages from

across the political spectrum praying for the queen, hoping for her health and, again, i think this is a moment where people are waiting for news and hoping it's good news. it may well yet be good news that she's had a tough time. the moment they were talking about yesterday, the privy counsel, there were two things about that. one is the privy council is very important. we know how committed to duty the quooin is. for her to cancel that. and every decision she will take part in, of course, for her to cancel that, that was a big moment. and also that it was going to be a privy council by zoom. so, clearly if you're 96, everything can be taxing. but not that taxing. so, to cancel that, again, was a sign that, it looks like, we may yet find that as the statement says, the doctors have her under medical supervision, but they will be some of the best doctors

in the world. and we may see her looking as she did just two days ago, frail but spritely. >> that's what certainly one would pray and hope for. >> the queen is almost like this part of the fabric of britain. nine out of ten britons have been born and raised with no other monarch than elizabeth. it's really extraordinary to see the impact that she has had on the united kingdom and certainly through history since 1952. >> yeah. she's really the embodiment of british identity. not just reflecting the country back to itself through all the changes the country's been

through since 1952, but reflecting britain to the world. it's hard to imagine what britain will seem like in the world once the queen is no longer with us. you know, when that happens. she's visited something like 150 countries during the course of her reign. she's met countless heads of state. she's met 13 of the last 14 presidents. everybody since truman, except for lbj, she has had a personal meeting with. and i think that's -- that's part of why -- what keir was saying about how popular she is in the uk. she is this -- its her longevity. she hasn't gotten involved in global affairs or made statements about different political systems. it's partly just by virtue of the fact that she has been there so long. it's also her nature, she's this very steady, unchanging presence in an ever-changing world. she has lived through the end of

the second world war, the end of the second world war, the era of communism, the fall of the berlin wall, the tumult of the 1960s, 9/11. she's been there through all of it. and it's impossible to imagine another world figure of her stature who has almost been there with us, wherever are you in the world, whether it's in the united kingdom or the united states or anywhere else who's been with us through all of those events and been there in such a calm, reassuring, steady way. i think that's partly why her approval ratings are so high in the united kingdom. i expect if you were to poll americans, they would be very high here, too. >> i would suspect that as well. i want to bring in andrew roberts, an nbc news british historian to this conversation. thank you for being with us. catty was talking about the monumental impact that queen

elizabeth has had on the uk. it seems she's been there for longer than most brits remember. and her impact, i think, is she difficult to see and to unpack. >> i think that's right, yes. she personifies britain in many ways. she is really the best of us. her sense of duty, her hard work, her frugality, her prudence, her good nature, these are all things that have characterized her. and are part of the reason why she's so beloved as a queen on top of, of course, her longevity. we see the best of us in her. and i think that's a really important aspect of her majesty's reign. >> that photo of her meeting with prime minister truss just last tuesday and we can just see

video and images in our archives for, you know, generations of meetings she has had. but this last picture that we received when she is receiving the prime minister in scotland, it's really amazing to think her first prime minister was churchill in 1952. i mean, you're talking about the fact she's met with almost all of the presidents since truman. and yet just beloved by all. >> yeah. it always makes me smile when you think of an american president going over to the uk. and then they meet the queen. it's like they kind of go jelly-kneed or something. here is this person who has in a way, an american president, has so much more power politically than the queen does. they have the biggest economy, the biggest military in the world, and yet they go to buckingham palace and they kind of go gushi. i think it's such an important

moment for an american president to have that encounter with the queen, that one-on-one meeting. they're so pleased. they show the photographs, and most american presidents will tell you, it was one of the big moments of their presidency, when they had that private moment with the queen. we all know she has a great sense of duty. she works terribly hard. we saw the photograph of her working, two days ago, meeting the new prime minister, but the other thing i told about her, and andrew would know this much better because he's a royal historian, is she has a wicked sense of humor. she loves playing pranks on people. the highlights of the queen's jubilee, which i was in london covering back in june, during the big concert in front of buckingham palace, she released a video of her having tea with paddington bear. she stole the show. she had been engaged in. she kept it a secret.

she loved the fact she kept it a secret and unveiled this. yes, she has this great sense of responsibility and duty. she doesn't overshare in a world where people overshare a lot. she doesn't do any of that. she's not particularly comfortable showing her emotions but she's very human. the human side is this sense of fun and good sense of humor. >> talk to me about that side of her, andrew. >> well, yes. there is this element. of course, she's tremendously stoic and so on, but also this fun, frankly. she loves it, for example, when things go wrong. there's nothing she enjoys more than when the protocols slightly get upset and people wind up in the wrong places or doing the wrong things. she's a tremendous mimic so she's able to recreate the situation doing everybody's voices. and everybody falls about laughing when she imitates

people, especially, as i say, when well-organized events go terribly wrong. >> keir, cease certainly become an important part of the fabric of great britain. keir, i'm just thinking, culturally she has been so -- how she's been able to incorporate aspects of, i guess, our social aspect of life in a very unique and humorous way. going back to 1963 when the queen went to listen to the beatles, right, and john lennon famously said before "twist and shout," please clap and long and for the royals you can just rattle your jewelry. the humor that she has been a part of. and yet the cultural impact. seeing her meet with lady gaga. i mean, it's such a long part of

the fabric of british culture. >> she absolutely is. and she is, as robert and catty had been mentioning, is fun. and she's been able to change, another aspect of what she brought to this country, her ability to change. there was that famous moment when the family struggled to change after the death of diana and it took a little while for the message to get through, if you like. in fact, some pressure from prime minister tony blair at the time, for them to do things, for example, over buckingham palace here, if the monarch is in residence, then the only flag that should fly over buckingham palace is her flag, but after the death of diana, they agreed, for example, to have the british flag, the union jack at half-staff there in order to grieve the death of diana. she has struggled to change at

times but she's also been brilliant at modernizing in a careful way, i suppose, you could say. that's something extraordinary because, of course. just think about the photograph of her this week with the new prime minister, liz truss. that's something she combines with this incredibly long experience, 70 years. those meetings with the prime minister stay confidential. they don't get shared. there is, of course, in the most recent episode of "the crown" there is a depiction of the meeting between the queen and margaret thatcher. margaret thatcher, who is no longer with us, and whether or not that meeting was entirely accurate, we may never know because those things don't get shared. and isn't that something for a prime minister to be able to go and see the head of state and talk about absolutely anything. moan about members of his or her cabinet, talk about the most difficult political challenges and sitting there with the head

of state who's had the same conversations with winston churchill, margaret thatcher, with tony blair with a list of prime ministers from both sides of the aisle. what an amazing contribution that she makes just in that moment privately, away from the cameras. i think the prime minister -- remember, we have a new prime minister, liz truss, who's met her as prime minister once this week. she will be, of course, praying for the queen. we're praying for her because of the love that so many people have for her, of course, as a mother, as a grandmother, as a great grandmother, but also the prime minister will be hoping that she rallies because she could do with that advice, with britain in difficult times right now. she could really use that counsel, that wise counsel and that advice. so, i think one other thing to

say, jose, right now is just -- i think it's worth remarking on the fact, as i mentioned, that she is a mother and a grandmother and a great grandmother and as is always the case with these stories about the royal family, they are a public family, but they are also a family. thoughts to those members of her family and how they must be feeling right now. >> a family that goes through peaks and valley, light and shadow, and has had to deal with so many things that, quite frankly, are unexpected. and andrew, we have so little information on her health and that quote, you know, that elizabeth's doctors are, quote, concerned for her health. andrew, what does that tell you? >> that tells me that i'm afraid, i believe, that the long life of the majesty, her queen,

is peacefully moving towards its close. i think first of all that. secondly the way in which the royal family is converging on balmoral, the fact she had covid in february and she's 96. the fact that the -- that she had to postpone at the last minute a privy council meeting that was on zoom, frankly, was not -- all of these things you take together. i'm afraid they only point in one direction. >> we certainly hope and pray that that is not what is the outcome of this. as you say, i mean, the facts are the facts, as we see this live broadcast from outside balmoral castle in scotland, where it is 3:22 p.m. we're going to take a short break and be right back with our continuing coverage of this breaking news. queen elizabeth doctors, quote, concerned for her health. we'll have the very latest right here on msnbc. you can do just a.

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buckingham palace in london. outside buckingham palace is keir simmons. katty kay is with us, as is andrew roberts. i thank you for continuing to stay with us. keir, there is no scheduled update planned release that we know of on her health. >> reporter: that's right. the last update i have had and other reporters who cover these things have had from the palace more than an hour ago now, so it's gone a little quiet, if you like. again, i think what they have said and the words they have chosen, they would have chosen carefully. what they have said, clearly, has had a big impact. just to reiterate, that statement from buckingham palace from behind me there, saying following further evaluation this morning, the queen's

doctors are concerned for her majesty's health. i know that sounds understated in a very english kind of a way, very british kind of a way, but it's very unusual to hear a royal statement talking about doctors' assessments of a member of the royal family. they for reasons, number one, of privacy for members of the royal family, and also because they know the impact it can have. this, after all, is the most famous woman in the world. they know the impact anything they say can have. they don't comment on her health. in fact, last year she went into the hospital for a night and they didn't tell people. it's thought they only really tell people after a newspaper learns of it and they realize the news would be broken. what we're seeing now are members of her family heading to balmoral, already at balmoral. her children, her grandchildren, and so clearly they will have

thought about this. it's extraordinary, isn't it, with the royal family that every decision that gets made has to be thought of first, of course, in terms of their personal privacy and also, of course, the public impact. that have thought about that convergence of members of the royal family at balmoral and realize very quickly they would need to say something to get ahead of it, if you like. but to say that the doctors are concerned for her majesty's health, that is a change. previously we've heard she's struggled with her mobility. of course, if you're struggling with your mobility, you can be very, very difficult. this is a different thing. doctors are concerned for her majesty's health. she's under medical supervision and remains comfortable. i think that's one thing to talk about at this moment. another, as i've mentioned, is all of the members of the royal family heading to be with her. the final one is, i think the statements coming out from across the political spectrum.

i'm just looking down now so i can just give you a taste of that a little bit. the new british prime minister writing on twitter, the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from buckingham palace this lunchtime. my thoughts and the thoughts of people across our united kingdom are with her majesty. the leader of the opposition saying that he's deeply worried and hoping for her recovery. the scottish first minister. of course, the queen is in scotland right now at balmoral, saying all of us are profoundly concerned at reports of her majesty's health. i could keep on going. there are so many good wishes coming from the political sphere, if you like. i think that's another sign that -- of how anxious people are and how much attention now is focused on this one extraordinary woman, the queen, queen elizabeth ii. we've been painting a picture, haven't we, jose, about the

impact she's had. her incredible -- the way she's woven into the culture and fabric of this country, but also globally. one example of that, she was born in a private house, i think less than a mile from her. a very smart neighborhood here in central london. she was born in a private house, even though she was a member of the royal family. just think about that. it was an era when -- it was before the fashion now to have -- to give birth at home. it was an era when members of the royal family and aristocrats wouldn't go to the hospital to have a baby, as members of the royal family do now, of course. it was before that time. i mean, it's almost impossible to encapsulate how much has changed in the time she has been queen, and at the same time, that how much stability she has brought to the culture of this

country, and i think for many people around the world. >> absolutely, keir. what a great point. andrew, thinking about the revolutions that have occurred during these last 70 years when she has been, you know, the reigning monarch in the uk. i think back to before she was queen, her first radio broadcast was at 14 in 1940, october 1940, when she spoke to a message of sympathy to the children of the uk because of the war. it was radio back then. and there have been so many technological revolutions. and now we're talking about, you know, twitter messages coming out of the prime minister and the leader of the opposition, andrew. she has been there for so long, for so many. >> it's a totally different country, of course, than the one

she became queen of in 1952 in so many different ways. technologically, with regard to communications, with regard to society and so on. and yet she has all the way through that time been a tremendous force for stability. other countries have actually had to have violent revolutions but we don't in this country, haven't for 300 years, partly because of the institution of the monarchy and the way in which she personifies the constitution so successfully. so, i think we're very fortunate to have her. the system is a brilliant one for our country at least. it certainly works very well. as i say, she personifies it beautifully. >> she certainly does. andrew roberts, keir simmons, i thank you for being with us. stay with us. we'll take a short break and continue our breaking news coverage of the health of queen elizabeth and so much more right here on msnbc.

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and daisy mcandrew, and jennifer hassan, london news breaking reporter at "the washington post." keir, you're right outside buckingham palace right now. since that statement was released, so short, but by the lack of detailed information, actually, told us a lot, keir. >> reporter: that's right, jose. you have to read between the lines with these things. as an example, outside buckingham palace, it looks as if they said there will not be a changing of the guard today. so that statement, she short. keep in mind that the queen is the most famous woman in the world, the most pictured woman in the world. inside buckingham palace, because that is the royal offices as well as her home. inside the palace there, they choose their words carefully because they know that every word can have an impact. it doesn't take much to start to

send headlines around the world and that is why we are saying today that the fact that they have even commented, have even released information about the queen's health, about how the doctors are assessing the queen's health, that is unusual. they would very often say to us, those of us who cover these royal comings and goings, if you like, they would often say to us, we're not going to give a running commentary on that -- on a member of the royal family's health or the queen's health. instead in that statement saying the queen's doctors are concerned for her majesty's health, that she is under medical supervision and that she remains comfortable. that is a short statement, but it says a lot. it is powerful. now, as we've been saying, the queen has the capability to rally. we've been told on a number of occasions, not least, of course, the jubilee where she appeared

on that famous balcony that afterwards she was tired and she needed to rest. then we see her again. we saw her just this week looking frail, but standing with a walking stick, able to carry out her constitutional -- her crucial constitutional duties accepting the resignation of one prime minister, boris johnson, and appointing another prime minister, liz truss. so, she's -- we haven't herd -- i will say this, jose. we haven't heard now from the palace for more than an hour. you know, i think what is likely to be happening is that the family, as we've mentioned, are gathering. her children, her grandchildren, and as ever, they will be trying to navigate the line between giving the millions of people in this country and around the world who will want information an update on how she is doing while, of course, protecting the privacy, not just of the queen, but those nearest and dearest to

her. >> daisy, i'm wondering, when you read and heard that she short line, what did you see? >> well, just as keir was saying, the fact they weren't downplaying the situation of her health did set alarm bells ringing. actually for me, you know, it was the fact that we were quickly informed that pretty much every senior member of the royal family was traveling to balmoral. that was the thing that sent a shiver down my spine because this is a family who puts duty -- >> i think we just lost daisy for a quick second. let's re-establish communication with her. meanwhile, i want to ask jennifer hassan, who is in london, jennifer, this is such -- it's incredible to think that nine out of ten brits have

no other monarch but elizabeth. the fact that, you know, keir was talking about that last time we saw her on the balcony at buckingham palace was in june to celebrate her 70 years on the throne. jennifer, it's kind of difficult to put into perspective just the impact that elizabeth has had on great britain. >> yeah, yeah, jose, you're completely right. whether you're a fan of the monarchy or not, this is -- this will be the end of an era. you know, the nation is always glued to reports about the queen's health. you know, any slight indication she may or may not be unwell, straightaway people start speculating. this definitely feels different. this feels very much so like the queen could potentially not be with us for much longer. i think for a lot of brits, as you said, many of us, me

included, don't know life without queen elizabeth on the throne. it is quite an unsettling thought to just even imagine what the country will look and be like without her around. >> yeah. and, keir, just looking at some of the things that she has, you know -- because she's been there for so, so long, and just that we were even talking about the technological revolutions she has seen in her own country and in the world. when giving radio broadcasts and the fact her first prime minister, that, when she was queen, winston churchill, know, in his second time in office, and yet, keir, you know, she has broken so many molds and so many, like -- stuffy traditions. i'm thinking of even when churchill dies in 1965, she went first to the wake to be there

with the family. not as tradition says the queen be the last one to arrive. you know? she's -- she's really made this life a life very much her own. >> reporter: yeah. when you are a constitutional monarch, head of state and going to be head of state for decades, you have to balance, don't you, jose, between being the same rock, if you like. being that leader who says nothing but is always there, and i want to say says nothing -- i mean says nothing to intervene in controversies or politics. you have to have balance there against careful, thoughtful change. so that you don't begin to note as if you are out of date. and the queen has done that so brilliantly. you mentioned the prime minister that she has advised and spent time with and given counsel to. well, she has met 13 of the last

15 presidents, and that doesn't quite say it. doesn't it? let me just listen for you, jose, so that -- because it really comes home. truman, eisenhower, kennedy, nixon, ford, carter. reagan. george h.w. bush. clinton, george w. bush, obama, trump and of course president biden. it takes a while just to list of number of presidents the queen has spent time with. >> you're right. you're so right. i mean, she met with the bidens last in windsor june of 2021, and, daisy, know, it's extraordinary to think of someone that is beloved and respected by almost everyone, even those that are fervently opposed to the monarchy. >> oh, yeah. i think that's a very valid point. i mean, i have friends who are

devout republicans. they're not fans of the royal family. they would happily get rid of them, but even they have huge respect and admiration and affection for the queen. that is how popular she is, and her popularity has really never dimmed. 70 years on the throne. i think people are so impresseds by her, but they're also so grateful she has beener entire life. 96 years old, devoted her life to the nation. >> indeed. we're watching live pictures of the airport at aberdeen, scotland, where we believe maybe some of the members of the british royal family are arriving to, on their way to balmoral castle. the airport at aberdeen, scotland. ween maintaining, of course, our watch of not only just the airport but, of course, buckingham palace and the castle in scotland, and, daisy, is the

process, the fact that she is not in hospital, that she is in just the castle, and as she canceled last night's castle meeting even though it was zoom, it also tells you that -- well, what does it tell you? >> monarchs don't tend to passaway in hospitals. they tend to passaway in one of their palaces or castles or homes. so it's not reassuring that she's not in hospital. if you see what i mean. a double negative there, and just mentioning, also, jose, you were pointing out that plane touching down. we don't know for sure which members of the royal family are on that plane, but we do know that harry and meghan are heading to scotland, and they were meant to be at this well child awards this evening. just going back to what i was

saying before. my internet so rudely interrupted us. i was saying seeming members of the royal family do not pull out of official engagements, unless it's for a very, very good reason. they are driven with duty and a sense of responsibility, and harry adores that charity. he's been supporting it since 2007. so for all of them to jump on planes and head to scotland is a concern. and i just give you that example of harry, know, to show this is not something that he would miss, in a million years. >> yeah. and we do know that prince charles is also in balmoral? >> and princess anne happens to be nearby. >> daisy -- yes? go ahead. >> i was going to say, one other thing. this isn't a normal family that wants to be by the bedside of an elderly relative. that there are other things that play here as well.

of course, you know, when, if, the worst happens, and we're all hoping for the best to happen, charles is immediately king. his siblings have be to there, they have to kiss his hand. they're vir ceremonial and constitutional things that have to happen, and in a way, the pieces, theplayers of that piec have be to put in the right place and there is a jigsaw puzzle going on here that's just not about the monarch's health. >> so important. thank you all very much for being with us this hour. that wraps up the hour for me. i'm jose diaz-balart. stay with continuing coverage hear on msnbc. we continue our coverage after a quick break. after a quick break. incredible - meatballs, fresh mozzarella and pepperon- oh, the meatball's out! i thought he never fumbles.

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i'm yasmin vossoughian picking up breaking news coverage wir ow eyes on the uk. what we know so far queen elizabeth's doctors are concerned for the 96-year-old's monarch's health and under medical supervision. her family traveled to be with her at her balmoral castle in scotland, staying since july. i believe several meshes have, in fact, been arriving at aller deen airport as we've been monitoring planes and suvs on the tarmac. we do