At a retreat, Queen Elizabeth will welcome the new PM.

 Due to chronic "mobility problems," Queen Elizabeth II will receive the new UK Prime Minister at her Scottish Balmoral estate rather than Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, the palace announced on Wednesday. Since Winston Churchill and the queen first met at Heathrow Airport in 1952, shortly after she ascended to the throne, this will be the first "kissing of the hands" event to take place outside of central London. At the secluded estate in northeast Scotland, the 96-year-old monarch will also meet departing Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he submits his resignation. Soon after, as is customary, the new prime minister shows up, and the queen, who is the Head of State, requests that they form a government. Following Johnson's announcement that he would resign in July following a slew of scandals, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is the front-runner to receive the nomination from Conservative party members.

On Monday, the competition's winner is expected to be revealed. The Queen is taking her customary summer vacation, which typically lasts until October, in the Scottish Highlands. She was scheduled to perform the ceremony when she got back to London. She has, however, been plagued by mobility issues ever since she needed an overnight hospital admission in October for an unidentified disease.

She has since substantially reduced her public appearances on medical advice and has reported having trouble standing and moving about. She acknowledged that a case of Covid earlier this year had left her feeling "exhausted," and on the few occasions she has been spotted, she has been observed walking with a stick. She rode a motorized golf cart around the Chelsea Flower Show grounds. On four days of public events to honor her record-breaking 70 years on the throne in early June, the Queen made two appearances. Even yet, she was forced to miss a star-studded pop concert outside Buckingham Palace and a church ceremony honoring her reign due to the effort. However, she was able to appear on the balcony one last time with her direct successors, Prince Charles, his son William, and grandson George. She visited Balmoral after hearing rumors that a stairlift had been erected at the private estate. She held a modest private gathering earlier this month instead of the customary public "Welcome to Balmoral" ceremony.

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