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moment? >> reporter: they described it as concerned. doctors concerned about the queen's health. they very rarely put any statements out about her health and they never speak in such stark language. so that is very concerning. we also know that the queen is at the castle, she is overseeing by medical attention. she is not being taken to the hospital. read into that as bull. the biggest concern is that all the family have dropped everything that they were doing and they headed immediately to balmoral. prince charles is already there as is princess ann. i understand other members of th...

And princess anne are already there. prince andrew, prince edward, prince harry, prince william are in various stages of travel to balmoral. the queen of course is a global pillar, the longest serving incumbent head of state, longest reigning british monarch spanning 15 different prime ministers. 14 u.s. presidents and seven popes. we'll bring in our cnn royal correspondent at buckingham palace. >> max foster, let me start with you in terms of the latest you are hearing from the palace, from anywhere. >> reporter: we've only had one statement, that the royal doctors are concerned about the que...

Europe's geographic position is very advantageous to the united states as a forward operating base as we go further into the middle east. we see a highly trained and capable military, second largest defense budget in the world. and above all, economically the largest trading relationship in the world is that of the united states and collectively that of europe. so for all those reasons, this transatlantic bridge is a fundamental, global pillar of security. we need to be trying to build it up and keep it strong as we go forward. >> okay. admiral, we didn't get to talk about the possibility that...