The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral after doctors became concerned for her health, Buckingham Palace has said.
Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, have been seen boarding a helicopter at Dumfries House in Scotland to Balmoral to be with Her Majesty, who “remains comfortable”, Buckingham Palace said.
Prince William, Prince Andrew, Prince Edward, the Countess of Wessex and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are also travelling to be by the Queen’s side.
Princess Anne is already with Her Majesty at her Scottish residence.
Buckingham Palace said in a statement: “Following further evaluation this morning, the Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision.
“The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.”
The Duchess of Cambridge has remained in Windsor as Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis start their first full day at their new school.
Her Majesty postponed her Privy Council meeting on Wednesday night after being advised by doctors to rest.
On Tuesday, the Queen, 96, met outgoing PM Boris Johnson before appointing the new prime minister, Liz Truss, at Balmoral for the first time in her 70-year reign, in a break from tradition.
Immediate family members have been told of the doctor’s decision, Mills said.
They are said to be very keen there is no further speculation – amid suggestions the Queen had suffered a fall, which are believed to be incorrect.
Mills said: “Of course, there undoubtedly is going to be concern about the Queen.
“It was only last night at six o’clock that we were informed by Buckingham Palace that the Queen had to pull out of conducting a Privy Council meeting which had been pencilled in yesterday evening.
“Last night, they said that after a full day on Tuesday, Her Majesty had accepted the doctor’s advice to rest, which had meant the Privy Council meeting that she was due to be conducting, albeit remotely from Balmoral, wasn’t able to go ahead.”
The Queen had been due to hold the Privy Council meeting of senior government advisers virtually on Wednesday evening but it was decided it would be rearranged.
Ms Truss said the whole country would be “deeply concerned” by the news, adding her thoughts were with the monarch and her family.
Commons debate interrupted for update on Queen’s health
Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle interrupted a debate on energy bills in the House of Commons to update MPs about the Queen’s health.
He cut short SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford’s speech to say: “I know I speak on behalf of the entire House when I say that we send our best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment.”
Other key figures including the Archbishop of Canterbury and former prime ministers Sir Tony Blair and David Cameron have expressed their concerns for the Queen.
Sir Keir Starmer, Sir Ed Davey, Nicola Sturgeon and Mark Drakeford also sent their best wishes.
The royal family website appeared to crash after the news of the Queen’s health concern emerged.
An error message appeared on screen reading: “Gateway time-out”.
A sigh reading “no guard changing ceremony today” was placed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday morning but was later removed by officials.
Episodic mobility issues
The Queen has faced ongoing “episodic mobility problems” since last autumn and has been relying on a walking stick.
Her Majesty used a walking stick for the first time at a major engagement during a service at Westminster Abbey last October.
She missed the State Opening of Parliament for the first time in 59 years in May – with Charles reading her speech instead.
The monarch was also forced to miss some celebrations for her Platinum Jubilee in June, including a thanksgiving service at St Paul’s Cathedral after experiencing discomfort one day earlier.
Her role was formally re-written by Buckingham Palace to scale back her “official duties” in July, for the first time in more than a decade.
She arrived at Balmoral for her traditional summer break on 21 July.
A week later, Charles attended the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on her behalf, reading a message from the Queen.
Last Saturday, 3 September, Buckingham Palace announced the Queen would not attend the annual Highland Games Braemar Gathering in Scotland.