The Queen is currently on her annual summer break at her Balmoral Estate. While it’s a usual practice for the Queen to take this break, a lot has happened over the summer that isn’t usual. From shifting the traditional Balmoral welcome ceremony from public to private event to missing out on her favourite private event, concerns around the Queen’s health have been growing over time.
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Will she return to London?
Her Majesty was last spotted in public on July 21 disembarking a plane at Aberdeen airport. Ever since then, she has kept a low profile. According to the sources, Her Majesty never wanted to miss out on Braemar Highland Games and was keen on travelling to London for appointing her new PM.
However, for the first time in her 70-year reign, she not only missed the Highland Games but would also appoint the new PM in Scotland making it a historic first. Daily Star reports that the Queen was adamant about returning to London so that things can run smoothly for the government, but her health didn’t allow it. Robert Hardman, a royal biographer, confirmed:
She was adamant that this should be done in London so that 'the business of government' should continue as swiftly and smoothly as possible. Even Windsor was not an option.
Looking at the turn of events, GB News host Dan Wootton wrote on Twitter:
Of course, she's right to stay at Balmoral to receive [the] new PM. But there are now real fears she may never return to Windsor or London.
Worried for The Queen.
— Dan Wootton (@danwootton) August 31, 2022
Of course, she's right to stay at Balmoral to receive new PM.
But there are now real fears she may never return to Windsor or London.
But this is Her Majesty.
She has defied the health odds before and we must pray she does so again.
God bless you, Ma'am.
Is Scotland her new home?
Considering how the monarch has been struggling with her health for almost the last year, the possibility, however grim, stands as a dawning reality on the people of England. Royal expert Daniela Elser confirmed:
While such a grim possibility would have been unthinkable not so long ago, the Queen’s ongoing mobility issues, and whatever else might be ailing her, (don’t forget she was mysteriously hospitalised last year) now mean that this suggestion cannot be dismissed.
As the pandemic proved, the business of ruling can, if necessary, be done remotely.
If the Queen decides to stay put in Scotland, it will send a strong message to people that cannot be ignored. Elser added:
However, if the Queen did decide to stay put, her relocation to Scotland would send a pretty stark message about how limited her future reign would be.
It would also represent something of an admission of defeat for a woman who has unswervingly put her duty first for seven long decades.
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