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. th
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