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
is peacefully moving towards its close. i think first of all that. secondly the way in which the royal family is converging on balmoral, the fact she had covid in february and she s 96. the fact that the that she had to postpone at the last minute a privy council meeting that was on zoom, frankly, was not all of these things you take together. i m afraid they only point in one direction. we certainly hope and pray that that is not what is the outcome of this. as you say, i mean, the facts are the facts, as we see this live broadcast from outside balmoral castle in scotland, where it is 3:22 p.m. we re going to take a short break and be right back with our continuing coverage of this breaking news. queen elizabeth doctors, quote, concerned for her health. we ll have the very latest right here on msnbc. you can do just a.
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
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.
through since 1952, but reflecting britain to the world. it s hard to imagine what britain will seem like in the world once the queen is no longer with us. you know, when that happens. she s visited something like 150 countries during the course of her reign. she s met countless heads of state. she s met 13 of the last 14 presidents. everybody since truman, except for lbj, she has had a personal meeting with. and i think that s that s part of why what keir was saying about how popular she is in the uk. she is this its her longevity. she hasn t gotten involved in global affairs or made statements about different political systems. it s partly just by virtue of the fact that she has been there so long. it s also her nature, she s this very steady, unchanging presence in an ever-changing world. she has lived through the end of