6 September 2022
12.43pm
Liz Truss is meeting the Queen at Balmoral Castle as part of the formal process for her to become the UK's next prime minister.
It follows Boris Johnson meeting the monarch and tendering his resignation earlier this morning.
The Queen has suffered from mobility issues which is why these meetings have happened at Balmoral Castle in Scotland instead of Buckingham Palace in London.
This is the first image of the Queen we have seen for some time.
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There have been worries about the Queen’s health, but the official photos show her on her feet and smiling as she shakes hands with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss.
She’s wearing tartan in keeping with the Scottish setting and a rather autumnal cardigan, in keeping with the lit fire. In a change of venue prompted by concerns about the mobility of the 96-year-old monarch, the meeting took place in Balmoral Castle.
The historic moment was recorded in still photographs, rather than video, which might limit the clues about her well-being, as the new prime minister moves to where the Queen is standing.
The Queen did not appear at the Braemar Highland Games last week, usually one of her favourite events, and there had been some trepidation about her health.
But with a walking stick in hand, the Queen was clearly determined to carry out her constitutional role in the appointment of the 15th prime minister of her reign.
