Royal Family members have travelled to Scotland after concerns emerged over the health of the Queen.

Doctors are concerned for the health of the 96-year-old monarch and have ordered that she remain under medical supervision.

In a statement this lunchtime, Buckingham palace said: "Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision."

The Palace said the Queen remained comfortable and at Balmoral, in Scotland, where on Tuesday she invited Prime Minister Elizabeth Truss to form a new government.

The Royal Family have been travelling to the royal estate this afternoon following the news of her health.

All the Queen's children - the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, the Duke of York and the Earl of Wessex - have travelled to be by her side.

The Duke of Cambridge and Duke of Sussex have also made their way to Scotland.

It is understood both the Duchess of Cambridge and Duchess of Sussex have remained in Windsor and London.

An RAF plane carrying the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of York and the Earl and Countess of Wessex had landed at Aberdeen airport by 4pm.

By 5.20pm, the gates at Balmoral opened to let the family members into the royal estate, who were taken by Range Rover to the site.

BBC One has suspended regular programming until 6pm amid concerns over the Queen's health.

Crowds have gathered outside Buckingham Palace to lay flowers at the gates as the news spread.

Messages expressing deep concern flooded in from political leaders, while the Archbishop of Canterbury said the “prayers of the nation” are with the Queen.

Ms Truss said “the whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime” adding “my thoughts – and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom – are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time”.

The Archbishop of Canterbury tweeted: “My prayers, and the prayers of people across the (Church of England) and the nation, are with Her Majesty The Queen today.

“May God’s presence strengthen and comfort Her Majesty, her family, and those who are caring for her at Balmoral.”

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle told MPs: “I know I speak on behalf of the entire House when I say that we send our best wishes to Her Majesty the Queen and that she and the royal family are in our thoughts and prayers at this moment.”

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he is “deeply worried” by the news from Buckingham Palace and he is hoping for the Queen’s recovery.

He tweeted: “Along with the rest of the country, I am deeply worried by the news from Buckingham Palace this afternoon.

“My thoughts are with Her Majesty the Queen and her family at this time, and I join everyone across the United Kingdom in hoping for her recovery.”

The 96-year-old monarch has suffered from mobility issues for some time. She has remained at Balmoral, where she usually spends summer, instead of returning to London after taking a break at her Scottish retreat.

She accepted the resignation of Boris Johnson and had an audience with Ms Truss in Scotland instead of Buckingham Palace. It is the first time in her 70-year-reign that the Queen has not performed the formalities in London.

On Wednesday, the Queen postponed her Privy Council meeting after being advised by royal doctors to rest, Buckingham Palace has said.

The latest setback raised fresh fears for her health the day after she was pictured in a historic audience with Liz Truss, as she appointed her as the new Prime Minister.

A Palace spokesman said: “After a full day yesterday, Her Majesty has this afternoon accepted doctors’ advice to rest. “This means that the Privy Council meeting that had been due to take place this evening will be rearranged.”

The nation’s longest-reigning monarch has ongoing mobility issues and had been due to hold the Privy Council virtually on Wednesday.

She also missed the Braemar Gathering highland games last weekend, which she usually attends each year.

Buckingham Palace has declined to give an ongoing commentary on the monarch’s health. During her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, the Queen only travelled to Buckingham Palace twice, first for her Trooping the Colour balcony appearance and then for a finale after the pageant.

She normally spends most of her time at Windsor Castle, 22 miles from central London, living there during the pandemic and while major renovations take place at the Palace, and for her comfort.

She secretly spent a night in hospital in October undergoing tests and was then under doctors’ orders to rest for the next three months, missing the Remembrance Sunday Cenotaph service and Cop26 climate change talks.

The Queen caught Covid in February, and suffered from mild cold-like symptoms but said the virus left her “very tired and exhausted”.

Her Majesty is the only British monarch to have celebrated a Platinum Jubilee.

Her reign has stretched from the post-war years into a new millennium and a radically altered 21st century.