Queen Elizabethis taking it easy after a busy day.After the 96-year-old monarchappointed Liz Truss as the new prime minister of the United KingdomatBalmoral Castlein Scotland on Tuesday, Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday that the Queen would not preside over a scheduled Privy Council meeting so she could rest.“After a full day yesterday, Her Majesty has this afternoon accepted doctors' advice to rest,” the palace said in a statement. “This means that the Privy Council meeting that had been due to take place this evening will be rearranged.“The Queen is understood to be at Balmoral Castle and not requiring a hospital visit.Queen Elizabeth on her final engagement - September 2022.Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty ImagesOn Tuesday, the Queen welcomed Conservative Party leaderTrussto her retreat in the Scottish Highlands and bid outgoing Prime MinisterBoris Johnsona formal farewell.For more on Queen Elizabeth, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.Truss, 47, became the third and youngest woman to be elected the U.K.’s prime minister — andthe firstnot to formally meet the Queen in England after election in the royal’s 70-year reign. The monarch has been experiencingepisodic mobility issues, and a source tells PEOPLE that the decision was made to host Tuesday’s audiences at Balmoral to provide certainty for schedules.In the first photos of the Queen since she traveled to Scotland in July to spend the late summer months, she smiled near a crackling fire in the Drawing Room of Balmoral Castle holding a walking cane and hergo-to black handbag.Queen Elizabeth on Sept. 6, 2022 at Balmoral Castle.Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/GettyQueen Elizabethhas been using a cane regularly since October. The same month, she canceled a scheduled trip to Northern Ireland under medical advice from her doctors andspent a night in the hospitalon Oct. 20.The Queen also decided not to appear at the Nov. 14 Remembrance Day ceremony due to asprained backand opted not to celebrate a traditional Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham, partially due to the uptick in COVID-19 cases around the holidays.On Feb. 20, the palace announced thatQueen Elizabethhadtested positive for COVID-19. “Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week,” the palace said.Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth in June 2022.Hannah McKay/gettyThe monarch madethree appearances for her Platinum Jubilee weekend in Junebut did skip a few events.Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!Her last public outing was in July, when she stepped out with daughter Princess Anne to open the new 28-bedThames Hospicebuilding. There, the Queen animatedly chatted with patient Pat White, also speaking with staff and volunteers during a tour.
Queen Elizabethis taking it easy after a busy day.
After the 96-year-old monarchappointed Liz Truss as the new prime minister of the United KingdomatBalmoral Castlein Scotland on Tuesday, Buckingham Palace announced Wednesday that the Queen would not preside over a scheduled Privy Council meeting so she could rest.
“After a full day yesterday, Her Majesty has this afternoon accepted doctors' advice to rest,” the palace said in a statement. “This means that the Privy Council meeting that had been due to take place this evening will be rearranged.”
The Queen is understood to be at Balmoral Castle and not requiring a hospital visit.
Queen Elizabeth on her final engagement - September 2022.Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images
On Tuesday, the Queen welcomed Conservative Party leaderTrussto her retreat in the Scottish Highlands and bid outgoing Prime MinisterBoris Johnsona formal farewell.
For more on Queen Elizabeth, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
Truss, 47, became the third and youngest woman to be elected the U.K.’s prime minister — andthe firstnot to formally meet the Queen in England after election in the royal’s 70-year reign. The monarch has been experiencingepisodic mobility issues, and a source tells PEOPLE that the decision was made to host Tuesday’s audiences at Balmoral to provide certainty for schedules.
In the first photos of the Queen since she traveled to Scotland in July to spend the late summer months, she smiled near a crackling fire in the Drawing Room of Balmoral Castle holding a walking cane and hergo-to black handbag.
Queen Elizabeth on Sept. 6, 2022 at Balmoral Castle.Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty
Queen Elizabethhas been using a cane regularly since October. The same month, she canceled a scheduled trip to Northern Ireland under medical advice from her doctors andspent a night in the hospitalon Oct. 20.
The Queen also decided not to appear at the Nov. 14 Remembrance Day ceremony due to asprained backand opted not to celebrate a traditional Christmas with the royal family at Sandringham, partially due to the uptick in COVID-19 cases around the holidays.
On Feb. 20, the palace announced thatQueen Elizabethhadtested positive for COVID-19. “Her Majesty is experiencing mild cold-like symptoms but expects to continue light duties at Windsor over the coming week,” the palace said.
Prince Charles and Queen Elizabeth in June 2022.Hannah McKay/getty
The monarch madethree appearances for her Platinum Jubilee weekend in Junebut did skip a few events.
Can’t get enough ofPEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates onKate Middleton,Meghan Markleand more!
Her last public outing was in July, when she stepped out with daughter Princess Anne to open the new 28-bedThames Hospicebuilding. There, the Queen animatedly chatted with patient Pat White, also speaking with staff and volunteers during a tour.
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