It Queen Isabel II will not be traveling to Buckingham Palace in London on September 6, when the change of prime minister takes place, but will receive Boris Johnson and his successor at Balmoral Castle (Scotland)Buckingham Palace reported on Wednesday.

The new leader of the Conservative Party –Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak-, who will become prime minister, will be announced on September 5 and, the next day, a change of power will take place.

This is the first time a Chief Executive has had to travel to Scotland for this important constitutional event with Queen Elizabeth II, 96 years oldwhich, according to the British press, the doctor has recommended that you not travel for health reasons.

As is tradition, the outgoing prime minister goes to Buckingham Palace to formalize his resignation, after which Queen Elizabeth II accepts the new British president.

On this occasion, the change of government coincides with summer vacation passed the head of state in Scotland.

According to historians, new prime ministers were always welcome at Buckingham Palace from the reign of Victoria (between 1837 and 1901), with exception from Herbert Henry Asquith, who in 1908 traveled to the French city of Biarritz to meet King Edward VII and thereby assume leadership of the Government.

The conservative leadership change comes after Johnson stepped down last July following the resignation of many members of his government in protest at his management and scandals that disrupted his mandate, such as parties at the official 10 Downing Street residence during the pandemic.

According to the poll, the British Foreign Secretary, Liz Trussis the favorite of those affiliated with the Conservative Party to take over the leadership of the “story”.

160,000 members have voted in recent weeks by mail or electronic.

The queen holds weekly audiences with heads of government, which since the start of the pandemic in 2020 have been held mainly by telephone.

Since then, he’s spent most of the year at Windsor Castle, 25 miles west of London, only going to Buckingham for big events.

His health has become an increasingly worrying issue since it was discovered last October that he had spent the night in hospital undergoing medical “tests” of an undetermined nature.

His appearance in public is getting rarer and in it he is often seen walking with difficulty with the help of a cane.

In June, Great Britain celebrated the Platinum Jubilee in style, the 70th anniversary of Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, further delegating official duties to her 73-year-old heir Prince Charles.

(With information from EFE and AFP)