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 thought
reporter: that s right. it s very unusual. that s why i think that this is a serious situation for the queen. the words that have been used by the palace are, of course, that the doctors her doctors are concerned for her majesty s health. of course, that is understated. inevitably, it s understated because in buckingham palace, they choose their words carefully. it was a short statement just after 7:30 eastern this morning. but it was a statement that said a lot. you have to read between the lines with these things. to fill in the blanks a little bit in terms of the members of the members of the royal family who are at balmoral or on their way, in these situations, with these royal whether we have royal news, so often we compare our own lives to theirs. i think many people watching will think about their own families and moments when an elderly loved one is sick and when members of the family all head to their bedside or to their side. that will, i think, for many peopl
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 covid.