Queen ‘advised’ to rest by doctors and not meet with Privy Council

The Queen has been forced to cancel another engagement amid ongoing health problems.

She was due to meet with her Privy Council this evening at Balmoral but doctor’s intervened.

It’s the latest planned appearance the 96-year-old has had to pull out of in recent months.

Buckingham Palace confirmed she had given medical advice to cancel but did not reference the ‘mobility issues’ cited in other changes to her schedule.

Instead, a day after she met with Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, it simply said he had been told ‘to rest’.

The Queen met with Mr Johnson yesterday to formally receive his resignation, before receiving the new prime minister to invite her to form a government.

The meeting traditionally takes place at Buckingham Palace but it was decided the Queen was not well enough to travel to London.

Instead, the important constitutional moment took place at her Balmoral estate in Aberdeenshire where she usually spends the summer.

A spokesperson said: ‘After a full day yesterday, Her Majesty has this afternoon accepted doctors’ advice to rest.

‘This means that the Privy Council meeting that had been due to take place this evening will be rearranged.’

The 96-year-old has been dealing with ongoing health issues since at least October 2021.

It remains unclear why the Queen spent a night in hospital late last year but officials have since disclosed she has struggled with a back problem and ‘episodic mobility issues’.

She has been forced to pull out of high profile formal occasions like Remembrance Sunday and the state opening of parliament already this year.

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