# Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will appoint new prime minister at Balmoral
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Published: 2022-08-31
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LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth will break with tradition to appoint Britain’s new prime minister at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland rather than at Buckingham Palace in London, due to the 96-year-old monarch’s mobility issues.

A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said on Wednesday that the queen would meet outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson as well as his successor on Sept. 6 at Balmoral, where the monarch spends her summers.

She will have an audience with Britain’s new leader – either Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former [finance minister](https://www.financedigest.com/scottish-finance-minister-kate-forbes-to-run-for-countrys-leadership.html "Scottish finance minister Kate Forbes to run for country’s leadership") Rishi Sunak – shortly after meeting with Johnson, the spokesperson said.

The result of the [Conservative Party](https://www.financedigest.com/rishi-sunak-declared-next-leader-of-uk-conservative-party-to-become-next-pm.html "Rishi Sunak declared next leader of UK Conservative Party, to become next PM") leadership contest to succeed Johnson will be announced on Sept. 5, with polls making Truss the clear frontrunner.

The decision to have the audiences at Balmoral was taken to provide certainty for the new prime minister’s diary and avoid having to make any last-minute [changes were the queen](https://www.financedigest.com/seeking-right-tone-new-uk-pm-truss-had-to-quickly-change-gear-for-queen.html "Seeking right tone, new UK PM Truss had to quickly change gear for queen") to experience mobility issues, a palace source said.

Britain’s monarch, as head of state, traditionally appoints the new [prime minister](https://www.financedigest.com/factbox-who-will-replace-uk-prime-minister-boris-johnson.html "Factbox-Who will replace UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson?") following an audience at Buckingham Palace, part of the drama of the day, when television cameras and helicopters follow official cars pulling into the palace grounds.

Every British [leader has been appointed at Buckingham Palace since the reign of Queen](https://www.financedigest.com/queen-elizabeths-death-reaction-from-world-leaders.html "Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders") Victoria except on one occasion, the BBC said, citing constitutional expert Vernon Bogdanor.

The queen, who has had 14 prime ministers during her reign, has faced “episodic mobility issues” in recent months, forcing her to [reduce her public](https://www.financedigest.com/britains-ofgem-to-urge-public-to-reduce-energy-usage-ft.html "Britain’s Ofgem to urge public to reduce energy usage – FT") appearances. She also [spent a night in hospital last](https://www.financedigest.com/most-uk-smes-spent-600-hours-over-the-last-year-preparing-for-new-gdpr-legislation.html "Most UK SMEs spent 600 hours over the last year preparing for new GDPR legislation") October for an unspecified illness.

In June, however, she appeared on the balcony of Buckingham Palace alongside her [family to wave to cheering crowds at a celebration marking her record-breaking 70 years](https://www.financedigest.com/another-momentous-year-beckons-for-britains-royal-family.html "Another momentous year beckons for Britain’s royal family") on the British throne.

At the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham last month, her son and heir-to-the-throne [Prince Charles](https://www.financedigest.com/britains-prince-charles-to-open-new-astrazeneca-research-centre.html "Britain’s Prince Charles to open new AstraZeneca research centre") delivered a speech on her behalf.

(Reporting by Michael Holden and Sachin Ravikumar, Editing by Paul Sandle and Kate Holton)


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