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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 nbcs keir simmons, and katty kay, an msnbc contributor. keir, let me start with you. what do we know at this hour about the ...

arrived. prince charles and prince william second to line to the throne, brother harry and wife meghan in europe now heading to scotland as well. buckingham palace confirming to nbc news just yesterday that the queen had to pull out of a virtual event to rest. tuesday she met with the new prime minister liz truss. first time in her 70-year reign she did not perform the ceremonial duty as is custom. the last public engagement in june opening a new hospital alongside princess anne and al...

Significance of this hour especially talking about arrival of the royal family at aberdeen airport, then heading 45 minutes or so in transit to balmoral amidst news we are following in which they are currently monitoring the queens health. >> yes. i mean, yes, and we know the queen is 96. we know that she has been frail for a while. weve seen pictures. saw a picture of her on tuesday where she was smiling and, you know, in her duty and does it very well, but she looked frail and people noticed h...

Ministers from boris johnson to now prime minister liz truss just for the last 48 hours or so, of course, prime minister truss going up to balmoral, the last time we saw the queen. really kind of this moment of jeopardy overall for the country as we are awaiting this news and following it, and also kind of this point that daisy just made in that nine out of ten people in the uk do not remember any other monarch than queen elizabeth. this is just astounding to me. speaking to the length of her re...

Landed in aberdeen about half an hour ago and by her side very soon. clearly a very serious situation that was drawing statements even from the current prime minister, the new prime minister, liz truss, who said my thoughts and thoughts of the people across or united kingdom are with her majesty the queen and her family at this time. of course, jasmin, the last time we did see her majesty, when she appointed the new prime minister just two days ago. many people now reflecting back on the frailty...

Understood that. so as countercultural as she is, because she is silent in a world that speaks too much, when people study the institution for a constitutional monarchy to endure as long as well as this one has is a remarkable achievement. >> its remarkable, jon, i always love listening to you kind of give us these history lessons. because to think about the imagery of these moments you have described. the queen at 14 years of age addressing the atrocities of war, and the incredible responsibili...

Been very involved with, because its a hugely significant moment. its a moment where the royal family can either become even closer to the nation or can become a bit separateds from the nation. its a moment of jeopardy, and the royal family is all about continuity. so the transition,s when it comes, will be very important that prince charles will be in as good a position as he possibly can with as much goodwill towards him in the country. so the next few days and events will be crucially importa...

England. the responsibility of the throne at that time. what she had to take on and of course bring up the fact she was also a girl morning her father. a young woman mourning her father in a time which she then had to lead the country after the end of world war ii. astounding, the timing of all of it. as we are following this breaking news. daisy mcan drool, jillian le tet, thank you. and jim, back with me. thank you in advance. ahead much more on the news about queen elizabeths health. news u...

Will take days for them to walk -- throughout the night as well as during the day, past her coffin and we will have to get used to the idea of a new monarch. some 90% of britons have only known in this lifetimes this monarchs it will be quite a dramatic experience, i think, for britons to actually look at the future. >> yes. certainly. new future on many fronts in the uk, possibly. not only with this news we are following, but also with a new prime minister just over the last 48 hours. with the ...

And the fact afterwards saying she was pretty tired out. incredible. really incredible sense of duty that you would be so determined to do that, despite everything, and clearly it has taken it out of her, and now as weve been saying, we have this news from her doctors. i would say another thing about that statement, too. until now weve been told she has mobility issues. now, clearly, mobility issues can be very, very difficult. we could be -- at times -- talking about her not being able to walk,...