Queen Elizabeth II is taking time to focus on her health. The 96-year-old British monarch has pulled out of another historic event amid ongoing health issues. “The queen will not attend the Braemar Gathering.
The Prince of Wales has, of course, always been due to attend," a source tells ET of Elizabeth's eldest son, Prince Charles. «The decision has been made for the queen's comfort.» The gathering is usually a private engagement but one that the queen has attended annually during her summer visit to Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
It is a busy time for the queen as she prepares to appoint the incoming British prime minister after Boris Johnson tenders his resignation.
As was previously reported, she plans to break with tradition and both accept Johnson's resignation and appoint the new prime minister while in Scotland amid her ongoing mobility issues, a Palace source previously told ET.