Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II ‘under medical supervision

FILE – In this Tuesday, Nov 26, 2019 file photo, Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II visits the new headquarters of the Royal Philatelic society in London.  (Tolga Akmen/Pool via AP, File)

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BREAKING: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is “under medical supervision,” Buckingham Palace announces.

“The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision,” the palace says.

Th 96-year-old monarch has spent the summer at Balmoral Castle, the royal family’s estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. On Wednesday, the queen canceled a meeting of her Privy Council and was told to rest, a source at Buckingham Palace told ABC News. At the time, the palace would not comment on the queen’s health beyond saying she was heeding doctors’ advice to rest.

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