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 not know who in fact has

arrived. prince charles and prince william second to line to the throne, brother harry and wife meghan in europe now heading to scotland as well. buckingham palace confirming to nbc news just yesterday that the queen had to pull out of a virtual event to rest. tuesday she met with the new prime minister liz truss. first time in her 70-year reign she did not perform the ceremonial duty as is custom. the last public engagement in june opening a new hospital alongside princess anne and also we know princess anne has been staying alongside the queen at balmoral as well. we have an expert team of folks following this breaking news for us and bringing us anything new that happens. nbc news senior international correspondent keir simmons with us from london. katty kay and msnbc contributor.

daisy mcandrew, nbc news royal commentator as well. welcome, guys, as we follow this breaking news out of the uk i want to go around the horn if i can, keir and start with you. as to your thoughts this hour as we are following the story, and what we know at this very moment. >> yes. we heard from buckingham palace behind me there just after 7:30 eastern in the morning with this statement, which carefully worded, but worryingly worded, honestly because of the key parts of it where it said, and it was very short, that doctors, the queen's doctors are concerned for her majesty's health recommending she remain under medical supervision and remains comfortable. another part of this is the fact that members of her family are either at balmoral now with her or are on their way there. so the prince of wales, and the

duchess of cornwall, prince charles and kmit camilla are already there. royal princess anne her daughter already there. the duke of cambridge, prince rm on his way there, we understand, sophie on her way and prince harry and duchess meghan. the plane you're seeing there may well have been transporting members of the royal household to the balmoral castle which is about an hour's drive away from aberdeen airport there. so the statement combined with this developing picture of members, senior members of the royal family heading to be with the queen, those two things together i think have people very concerned right now. a message from across the political spectrum praying for her coming in all morning, katty, talk to me about the

significance of this hour especially talking about arrival of the royal family at aberdeen airport, then heading 45 minutes or so in transit to balmoral amidst news we are following in which they are currently monitoring the queen's health. >> yes. i mean, yes, and we know the queen is 96. we know that she has been frail for a while. we've seen pictures. saw a picture of her on tuesday where she was smiling and, you know, in her duty and does it very well, but she looked frail and people noticed how much she lost weight and there's been concern, speaking to people who are closer to the palace than i am. they say there has been concern there is an underlying condition that would account for the weight loss. there's been no confirmation of that from the royal palace. no formal word from the royal palace, but she's 96 and we've watched her deteriorate before our eyes over the course of the last year. the reason that we are all

covering this so intensely today is as keir says, two things. one, the very unusual nature of this palace statement. the palace does not like to put out statements about the queen's health. the last time we got a formal statement like this was back in february when the queen had covid. then told she had mobility issues that limited the amount she would be participating in some public duties and the queen's jubilee celebrations, but also the arrival of all members of the family. anyone in the audience who is listening who has an elderly parent or who recently been through the loss of an elderly parent knows what it means when the family gets together, when a parent is this old. the queen is our monarch but also a grandmother and a mother. and the fact that all of the family are gathering there at balmoral i think is increasing the sense in the united kingdom ak the seriousness of this moment and why we are paying this day closer attention to her health than we would do perhaps on any other day. >> daisy, taking into account all of what katty just said

obviously, the circumstances of this moment. right? issuing of the statement the gathering of the family, as well, and as serious of a moment as this is, not only for the uk, for the royal family, more personally for the world, really, watching. 70 years of reign from queen elizabeth. talk to me about -- how prepared the monarch is for something like this? how ready they are, considering her age and the tradition of what happens when you have a queen who has reigned for so long, and yet is in failing health, as we are being told? >> well, it's a fascinating question, and there are two parts to my answer. depends whether you mean prepared logistically or you mean prepared emotionally. because i can tell you those are

two very, very different things. i think we'll be very surprised when the moment comes. we don't know if it's hours, days, weeks or months, but when it comes, i think we will be very surprised at how much this country falls apart emotionally. i think it will come to that, and that seems ridiculous in many ways. she's 96 years old. what a fantastic leitch. but as were saying, nobody in this country can remember what life was like without her being the queen. now, if we -- talk about logistics and the literal prepares of what will be a huge constitutional and ceremonial 12 days, well, the first plans started being prepared in 1960 for that event, and there have been multiple rehearsals and amendments to all of those plan, and those plans are certainly the queen herself would have

been very involved with, because it's a hugely significant moment. it's a moment where the royal family can either become even closer to the nation or can become a bit separateds from the nation. it's a moment of jeopardy, and the royal family is all about continuity. so the transition,s when it comes, will be very important that prince charles will be in as good a position as he possibly can with as much goodwill towards him in the country. so the next few days and events will be crucially important. not just for that family and the nation but for the future of the royal family and the monarchy. >> keir, this moment of jeopardy daisy talks about is fascinating to me. right? not only is the uk in this moment of jeopardy as we are waiting this news and following what's happening with the queen, but a moment of jeopardy also we saw the changeover in prime

ministers from boris johnson to now prime minister liz truss just for the last 48 hours or so, of course, prime minister truss going up to balmoral, the last time we saw the queen. really kind of this moment of jeopardy overall for the country as we are awaiting this news and following it, and also kind of this point that daisy just made in that nine out of ten people in the uk do not remember any other monarch than queen elizabeth. this is just astounding to me. speaking to the length of her reign, and the influence, really, of it. the legacy of it. >> yeah. i think people will be watching. not just in this country but there in the u.s., turning to each other and talking what they remember of the queen. moments they remember. it's interesting, and this is in aspect to royals that has been true for as long as there have been royals.

people kind of measure their own life against the, against royal life. what i mean by that is, you watch royal births and marriages, and think about what you were doing at that moment. sort of provides a timeline, a backdrop. no one, there is no one, no royal for whom that's more true than the queen herself. 70 years on the throne. extraordinary seven decades. a meeting with 13 out of 15 of the last presidents. talking about it a little while ago, when a prime minister sits down with the queen as we saw liz truss, the new prime minister, her 15th prime minister, with her, just earlier this week, when a prime minister sits down with the queen they are -- with somebody who can give them counsel, who's also sat down with winston churchill, margaret thatcher, tony blare, and name one leader after another, and she's -- she has a

reservoir of experience and knowledge, and you get to have that conversation with her, if you are the leader of the uk. knowing that nothing you say in that room will ever be shared with anyone. not even leaked or whispered. just you and the queen, and that is a very, very powerful thing and also just puts into kind of material terms. >> yeah. >> the fact that what we're trying to grasp here, that the queen is such a rock. she's so important in people's lives. not just because she's always there, but because of that longevity of her experience and because we are able to kind of get on with our lives knowing that she's there. you kind of try to reach for words to describe someone who has given so much service, and when we say, talk about duty and we talk about service, just think about that photograph of her with the new prime minister this week. holding a walking stick.

and the fact afterwards saying she was pretty tired out. incredible. really incredible sense of duty that you would be so determined to do that, despite everything, and clearly it has taken it out of her, and now as we've been saying, we have this news from her doctors. i would say another thing about that statement, too. until now we've been told she has mobility issues. now, clearly, mobility issues can be very, very difficult. we could be -- at times -- talking about her not being able to walk, for example. really struggling with mobility. but this statement is different. this appears to move the conversation on quite significantly, and i think that is another aspect of this that will have people concerned today. >> yeah. i mean, a great point you make, keir, where we were 48 hours ago as we saw the new prime minister of the uk, prime minister liz truss and here we are today.

katty, keir spoke about meetings with various past presidents here, in the united states, i have a quote that clinton wrote after their meeting in june of 1994 about the queen saying her majesty impressed me as someone who but for the circumstance of her birth might have become a successful politician or diplomat as it was she had to be both without quite seeming to be either. >> she's, she has been an extraordinary leader. part the longevity. fact she's been around 70 years, has met 13 of the last 14 american presidents. she has been there through the cold war, through the end of the cold war, the fall of the berlin wall, through the tumult of the 1960s. through ronald reagan's presidency, through bill clinton, through 9/11, barack obama, the first black president of the united states. she's been there through all of it and part of it i think is the steadiness she representses in a very ever-changing world. right? we live in a time that is, the

world is changing dramatically from decade to decade, and she's been there all way, and it's not just that she's been there are for so long. it's the nature of the person that he this that is critical and what keir was getting her. it's her personality. she is steady and doesn't over share and is constant. that has been reassuring, i think, not just to brits but to people around the world. and i think it's that, that when she goes, that is what the united kingdom will find so difficult. is this combination of her personality and the amount of time that she has been there. it's very hard to imagine anybody else filling the role she has done in the way she has done it. i think that's what bill clinton was getting at. she had an ability to rise above politics, be incredibly diplomatic. one other thing i should say about her, when i was learning about the queen interviewing

people about the queen when i went over for the queen's jubilee. she has a great sense of fun. wittingly funny and enjoys a joke and a prank when things go wrong. not a stoic, unfeeling person. the twinkle in her eye is something that also endearser to has people. >> you always love someone who enjoy as joke. one of the most important aspects, personality characteristics one must possess in life, considering all that life has to offer. especially when you're the queen of england for the last 70 years, and plus hopefully. keir simmons, keep us updated as we follow this breaking news. come back to us as you learn anything more. everybody else staying with me. thank you for that. much more coverage going all the way back to harry truman. we'll be right back. my husband and i have never been more active. shingles doesn't care. i go to spin classes with my coworkers. good for you, shingles doesn't care.

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art. queen elizabeth 70-year reign marked my countless historic moments including her first moment on the throne. her coronation held in 1963, at westminster abbey first to are televised. you were former editor for itv news for the financial times editorial board. jillian, start with you, that very moment, kind of how that

set her up for her 70-year hopefully-plus year reign as we watch for the first time. i certainly didn't for the first time, but as people watched her coronation back in 1963, the first time ever television cameras were allowed inside westminster abbey? >> that was a very significant moment in many ways, because it really showed that she was willing to embrace some innovation by letting tv cameras in, and also a stickler for many traditions, and really understood the gravity of the role she was holding. that's been the hallmark of her entire reign, and the question really facing uk now is that she has been the unchanging constant for british identity, and in many ways a place on the world stage for so many decades. it's a very turbulent moment as so many others on the show pointed out earlier, we're facing a world where people are looking for certainty and

security with all these geopolitical uncertainties and things, and the question is, you know, with her potentially no longer being around to provide that certainty, how is britain going to define itself on the world stage? what is going to be the pole around which the nation can really revolve and celebrate itself? >> as we talked about looking ahead and what happens with the uk when it comes to certainty, tim, we must also look back throughout her 70-year reign, and you look back, of course, the love story as well with prince philip who lost his life, passed away a year and a half or zo ago in 2021. a poem queen elizabeth wrote to her parents. he behave as if we belonged to each other for years. philip is an angel and so

thoughtful and so much of her reign was encapsulated by their love story, their moments together and subsequently a year and a half later after he has passed we are watching decline of the health of the queen herself. >> yes. and i spent a decade reporting on the royal family, following the queen and her last overseas tours, and the one thing that that never ceased to amaze me was the incredible popularity of this lady. the crowds she could pull, whether in africa, europe, or here in britain. and just as, like -- do not underestimate how painful this is going to be, this process that we're now beginning to talk about, is going to be for people in this country, and as daisy may have said earlier. you know, not everybody in britain is a monarchy.

not everybody would like to see the royal family continue, but the popularity of the queen has been quite astonishing and i think a lot of people are going to be very distressed by what's going on at the moment. not only in this country but in a lot of places around the world. >> daisy talked about that a little bit. why is the queen so incredibly popular? is it because we have watched her from the very beginning? because she redefined the throne, some would say? is it because of her kind of global recognition in popularity? why is she so incredibly popular, even among those who do not necessarily ia -- agreery e royal family. >> during that extraordinary reign, something i think you can't say about every member of the royal family, and through good times and bad, and we've

had both in this country during her 70-year reign. you know, she's remained constant. she hasn't been controversial. she doesn't give interviews. she doesn't express her private opinions, but she's always there. she's just really a part of our dna, and, you know -- everybody really, really, i suppose, just takes the queen as just part of our way of life. >> daisy, can you draw on that a little bit? especially the legacy that a potential king charles has to cherry on, considering the overwhelming popularity of his mother, the queen? >> well, exactly as tim was saying. it's not just that she hasn't -- a big part of it. there's always a danger as a member of the royal family to put your foot in it, and you'll say something or do something

that you kwoent be forgiven for that's not in keeping or in tone with the rest of the country, but, of course -- if we are about to see a king charles, he can't just be a pale and impersonation of his mother. he has to be his own start of monarchy and he's got to carve that out, but is the country ready for that? i know that sounds ridiculous because she's 96. we could have been ready for prince charles, he's had the longest apprenticeship in royal history. so in many ways we know him better than any other soon-to-be monarch. he has to be his own man. he's been doing it for decades. carve out the areas he's really passionate about and explain a bit more to the country who he is, what makes him tick. issues that were very unfashionable than when he first

started banging a drum. organic farming, the environment and he does a lot, a wide set of interests. for instance, the queen is head of the church of england. very much seen as a church of england figurehead. charles we know what's to be more than that. he wants to be a figurehead for all religions. he's had a long interest over many, many decades, you know, in the muslim faith. in other religions. you know, in buddhism and all sorts of other areas. in ways ahead of his time and of course is a grandfather now and i think he's going to be that type of monarchshep was in her mid-20s when she became queen. people felt so sorry for her, grieving for her father and plunged into this role. people didn't think she would be any good at it. you see her there at the coronation. patronized by members of the establishment at the time. you thought she was just going

to weed out lives and speeches they would write for her, sort of be a good little thing and do what you're told. well, she was determined to be a proper monarch, in all elements. she still to this day reads her red boxes, which are the government papers that are sent, you know, from white hall from westminster and house of commons telling her all the state's secrets and what the government is up to and always always said, you could test her like a school exam and she would pass in flying colors, read them so studiously. took her role very, very seriously but as was said, she had a wicked sense of humor. >> incredible as you were speaking watching her footage of the coronation back in 1953. just to see -- the traditions, the pomp and circumstance, also her youthfulness. how young she was at the time. bringing up the idea she was in her 20s and becoming queen of

england. the responsibility of the throne at that time. what she had to take on and of course bring up the fact she was also a girl morning her father. a young woman mourning her father in a time which she then had to lead the country after the end of world war ii. astounding, the timing of all of it. as we are following this breaking news. daisy mcan drool, jillian le tet, thank you. and jim, back with me. thank you in advance. ahead much more on the news about queen elizabeth's health. news unfolding at bbalmoral, ahead, looking at impact forging a special relationship between the u.s. and the uk. we'll be right back. ight back. you see, son, with a little elbow grease, you can do just about anything. thanks, dad. that's right, robert. and it's never too early to learn you could save with america's number one motorcycle insurer. that's right, jamie. but it's not just about savings. it's about the friends we make along the way.

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saying the 96-year-old's doctors are concerned for her health. her son and heir to the throne pris charles and his wife camilla travel there to be by her side and sons prince william and harry rushed to be at her side as well. joining me, msnbc royal contributor and british historian. al wilfred start with you. news in now when it comes to the status of both harry and meghan and learning now, nbc news is learning now, that harry and meghan did not, did not, in fact ralph with william, edward and sophie, traveling separately but in coordination with other family members as well, all heading, of course to balmoral castle, and some have already subsequently arriveds. at the airport heading to balmoral, just about a 45-minute or so drive from the airport in

scotland. if you can, bring us us to date and reset for us what we know bottom of the hour here. >> yes. so hugely striking and sobering day for all britons. why? because this is so much more serious than all the other health issues the queen may have faced in recent years, and two things really make that clear. one is that statement that you've been discussing throughout the show that we got from the palace earlier today, that confirmed she's under medical supervision and her doctors are concerned for her, but on top of that, the fact that so many senior royals are traveling to be by her side. whether or not harry and meghan were on that same plane with prince william, prince andrew and edward. prince charles and camilla are already by her side, as is one of her children, one of her other children in princess anne. as you mentioned, we believe william, edward and andrew

landed in aberdeen about half an hour ago and by her side very soon. clearly a very serious situation that was drawing statements even from the current prime minister, the new prime minister, liz truss, who said my thoughts and thoughts of the people across or united kingdom are with her majesty the queen and her family at this time. of course, jasmin, the last time we did see her majesty, when she appointed the new prime minister just two days ago. many people now reflecting back on the frailty we saw from those photographs. albeit with a positive, warm smile on her face as well. >> talk about the ripple effects this type of news can cause, not only in the uk but really around the world. we know the preparedness, logistics that -- we don't necessarily know and we'll talk about that more but what's happening in the uk and reaction to it, but more so outside the uk. right? beyond the boundaries of the uk. all the way to territories as

well. how people are preparing for the possible news of the queen's declining health? and what could come after that? >> yeah. that's a really good question, jasmin, because i think the queen is not just the embodiment of uk identity, british identity within the united kingdom. she's also, if you like, the image of the uk all wrapped up very much as an important part of the image of the united kingdom around the world. she embodies what great britain represents on a public stage, if you like. traveled to 150 countries around the world. people know her. came out of the british empire including those not in the empire. in africa, the caribbean, canada, for example, australia. this group of countries she's a head of. head of state obviously they have their own governments and those countries will be very much caught up in whatever

preparations take place. if the queen, if and when the queen dies, they were be caught up in those preparations during the jubilee celebrations, for example, in june, beacons were lit in each of those countries around the world. not just head of state of the united states king dnd but head of state of these other countries too. it's more than that. here in the u.s., she's a very important figure. always makes me smile when i see american presidents who are these very powerful figures with big militaries and biggest economy in the world and they go and visit her majesty at buckingham palace and sort of become, like, schoolkids again. just an indication of their xirm excitement and it's so rare you see a president cower to this position of this little, old lady. that vision of meeting this queen and meeting presidents, always describe it as a

highlights, meeting her majesty the queen. ands she got older that didn't diminish. showing how much impact she has around the world and how there will be huge preparations when the time comes and it passes from queen elizabeth to king charles. it will be a very big moment not just in the united kingdom but for other countries, too, because she's been a point of stability for us brits but i think for americans as well. >> and talk about the domestic ripple effect that we will be seeing, a country preparing for the possibility of a passing of a monarch. something we haven't seen, really, for 70 years. >> well it will be a huge occasion, of course. it will be ten days of morning. when she lies in state at westminster abbey, there will be hundreds of thousands of people who will, who will, a great line of people who will go all the way over the bridges and back into the city of london, and it

will take days for them to walk -- throughout the night as well as during the day, past her coffin and we will have to get used to the idea of a new monarch. some 90% of britons have only known in this lifetimes this monarch's it will be quite a dramatic experience, i think, for britons to actually look at the future. >> yes. certainly. new future on many fronts in the uk, possibly. not only with this news we are following, but also with a new prime minister just over the last 48 hours. with the appointment of a new prime minister there, in the uk. wilfred frost, katty kay, thank you. up next, everybody, the queen's impact here in the u.s., katty talking about, including meetings with presidents from

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traveled there to meet the queen calling her extremely gracious reminding him of his mother. joining me now kristen welker and jon meacham as well, presidential historian. news the white house was in fact monitoring the situation, of course, in the uk. with what's happening there. talk to us about what you're hearing. >> reporter: well, jasmin, no official statement from the white house but they are aware of the situation. this comes at president biden is holding a call with u.s. allies to discuss ukraine, but i talked to one official who said, look, not a surprise if the queen's health was reached during this call as well and participating in off-the-record conversations with nfs, a strategic coordinator john kirby. we would anticipate we may get our first reaction from the white house during that conversation. so, of course, that is a moment when he will be pressed on the

extent to which president biden has been briefed, but to your point, and to underscore reporting you've had, jasmin, obviously the u.s. has a very special relationship with britain. president biden met the queen for the second time. first time as president last year. he was in the uk for the g7 summit. as you said, they had that conversation that he described as a long talk. let me read you the full quote what he had to say because i think it bears repeating saying, "very generous. i don't think she's been insulted but reminds me of my mother. in terms of the look of her and the generosity. she was very gracious." his takeaway from having met the queen last year. he met her for the first time in 1982 when he was a senator from delaware. he was there at the uk on a dillmatic trip and did become the 13th president to meet the queen, the first. you mentioned president truman. there were memorable moments from the queen's meetings with

the president that include 1961 when president kennedy and the first lady traveled to britain to meet the queen at the time, and then again in 1982 when president reagan and the queen rode horses together. that sort of very powerful image that, again, jasmin, underscored the special relationship between the two countries. >> underscores a special relationship between the two countries and the history that she has here and hence the reason why seems not only does she have the respect of the people in the uk and around the world as well but here in the united states as well. jon meacham bring you into the conversation talking about the special relationships between the queen and the u.s. presidents, met 13 of 15. last meeting back in 2010 when she was 84 years of age. of note the white house noting to us that the queen and prince philip only visited the u.s.

during republican presidencies, which i find quite fascinating. jon, do you know why? and are there any presidents, past presidents, she had special relationships with? >> i suspect that's a coincidence. i don't think there was a partisan element to her majesty's state visits. there was that wonderful visit during george herbert walker bush's administration where they forgot to put, president bush was about 6'2", her majesty is not and forgot to put a riser behind the podium and so at the white house, she, her hat gave the speech. and then she brilliantly turned it around, worth finding the picture. brilliant he turned it around addressing congress and said, i hope you can see me. so -- i don't think there's a partisan element there. i think -- you know, i think we should take half a step back. it was 82 years ago she gave her

first broadcast to the world. it was the blitz, the german assault on civilian targets, military targets in england began in september of 1940. in october of 1940 she and princess margaret spoke on children's hour, the popular bbc program. here's this 14-year-old girl talking about the danger and sadness of war, and talking about, in some ways echoed in her address about covid, when she said he shall meet again. we will meet again. she talked about the importance of what those children would do once peace came. and what we're -- the person who is entering her final chapter of her earthly pilgrimage here is a living embodiment of this extraordinary century of strife,

against fascism, of standing against soviet tyranny, of just enduring, and i think one of the things is, you know, walter badgett, the great founder of the economist magazine, 19th century writer wrote about monarchy saying one of the keys to british monarchy we must not let daylight in upon the magic. there's a lot of truth to that, but one of the leg sis of elizabeth ii is that she did adapt in many ways to the shifting culture. prince albert, her great-grandmother's husband, created this notion, great-great-grand in mother, i guess, created this notion that the british royal family should in many ways reflect more the middle-class values. that there would be this kind of commerce, not literally money but this connection between the people and the monarchy, and she

understood that. so as countercultural as she is, because she is silent in a world that speaks too much, when people study the institution for a constitutional monarchy to endure as long as well as this one has is a remarkable achievement. >> it's remarkable, jon, i always love listening to you kind of give us these history lessons. because to think about the imagery of these moments you have described. the queen at 14 years of age addressing the atrocities of war, and the incredible responsibility that she had to take on as a young girl at 14 years of age and then her coronation we talked about earlier in her 20s after losing her father, and who that makes you. the woman that that makes you, and the 70 years of reign that you have ahead, and amidst all of this news we are following from the uk and watching images of balmoral, a car exiting the gates there, the skies there at

balmoral opened up with rain coming down amidst news of the queen and her health. kristen welker, thank you. jon meacham, thank you as well. much more on queen elizabeth's long life and legacy and what is ahead for charles, the next king of england. we'll be right back. 'll be rig. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ as a main street bank, pnc has helped over 7 million kids develop their passion for learning. and now we're providing 88 billion dollars to support underserved communities... ...helping us all move forward financially. pnc bank: see how we can make a difference for you.

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queen elizabeth's eldest child, prince charles and his sons william and harry have rushed to balmoral. prince charles is heir to the thrown. he would be the oldest british monarch to start their reign. let's bring back tim and andrew. tim, let me start with you on this one. talking about first the relationship, if you will, between prince charles and his mother, the queen. >> well, the relationship between prince charles and the queen has always been a close one. i mean, we have heard over the years of differences of opinion between charles and his late father, the duke. when you mention charles' age, he will be -- he is currently 73. the queen was only 26 when she ascended to the thrown. she had, if you like, a clean

sheet. she was just a young princess who was no back story to her at all of any type of controversy. that's different with prince charles. people in this country have strong opinions about him. not all of them are favorable. now, that's going to be a big challenge for him when the time comes that he ascends to the thrown. of course, it goes without saying that queen elizabeth is a very, very hard act to follow. her popularity here is very, very high. rather in contrast, i'm afraid, to his own personal popularity. he does face, going forward, some quite big challenges. >> andrew, getting some news in now as we are hearing from some sources that, in fact, meghan markle will not travel to balmoral. that doesn't mean she won't be

traveling in the future. in fact, harry is traveling on his own alongside, as we mentioned, there are other members of the royal family that are en route, some have landed at aberdeen airport. what do you make of what we are learning, considering the relationship surrounding both harry and meghan, the controversy surrounding them over the last few years since their wedding and leaving the royal family and choosing to live here in the united states? >> well, i think it's very sensible to not -- to not, frankly -- it's very much her husband's family's affair. she's a controversial figure. she's accused members of the royal family and hasn't said who of being racists. i'm afraid that is obvious going to make her a tremendously controversial figure with the family. especially if she didn't have evidence to back this up.

she's not going to be tremendously welcomed, i wouldn't have thought, at an extraordinarily important moving and traumatic moment for the house of windsor. >> it speaks to, i think, the bigger picture, which is the uphill battle it seems, or the difficulties that lie ahead for a future prince charles whenever that moment may come considering how the royal family has, in fact, been challenged over the last couple of years. their traditions have been challenged, what is happening inside the royal family has been challenged, the popularity of the queen right now as well. really, just kind of the uncertainty inside the uk. >> yes. we are going through a very difficult time at the moment politically, apart from anything else. this could be a huge distraction for that. certainly for the next fortnight

or so, if the worse did happen. the view of the royal family is a soap opera. it hasn't helped the royal family particularly. it would be -- it's a natural thing, of course, monarchy is a book of chapters. we're going to be moving from one chapter to the next. you look to the future and you see prince william and prince george and so on. that's the point of monarchy. it goes on and on. >> tim, andrew, we thank you for being with us throughout this last hour, as we are following this breaking news out of the uk and watching live pictures of balmoral castle where we know the queen currently is. family members of the royal family are continuing to arrive. as we are following this story, we will bring you updates as we get them. certainly, this has been a busy hour to say the least. i will be back tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. andrea mitchell is going to pick things up right after a very

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we have breaking news. good day this is "andrea mitchell reports" in washington, continuing our coverage of the breaking news overseas. the global concern over the health of queen elizabeth ii. prince charles is now at bar -- balmoral castle. family members are heading there after learning from doctors that the monarch is under medical supervision. there's growing concern about her health, just two days after she fulfilled her royal duties by meeting with the new british prime minister, liz truss. joining me now, keir simmons and daisy mcandrew. keir, fill us in on the latest. the family assembles. these are grave moments. i can never recall another health update on the monarch other than during her brief episode of cov