Queen Elizabeth II ‘under medical supervision’ amid health concerns
By Reuters
08 September 2022 |
1:02 pm
Buckingham Palace officials issued a statement on Thursday confirming the 96-year-old, who is at her Balmoral residence in Scotland, is suffering from health problems requiring her doctors' intervention.
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