Reuters that immediate members had been informed and played down speculation that the monarch had suffered a fall. UK Prime Minister Liz Truss tweeted that the whole country "will be deeply concerned" about the health of Queen Elizabeth II. "The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime," Truss tweeted after the Palace issued a statement. "My thoughts -- and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom -- are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time," the UK PM added.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 Queen and her family at this time.
On Wednesday, the queen was forced to cancel a planned virtual meeting with senior ministers after being advised to rest by her doctors.
The previous day she had been pictured appointing Truss as the country's new prime minister at her Scottish home, Balmoral Castle..