[guide.chat] In Reply To: [guide.chat] The queen has been taken in to Hospital
- From: "James Liddell" <james.liddell2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Carol O'Connor" <missbossyboots33@xxxxxxxxx>, "guide chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 18:44:04 -0000
I hope she is OK.
I want her to abdicate, though.
Bring om the republic!
Jim.
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Subject: [guide.chat] The queen has been taken in to Hospital
The Queen has been taken to hospital "as a precaution" after suffering
symptoms of gastroenteritis.
Her Majesty, who is 86, is being assessed by doctors at the King Edward
VII Hospital in central London.
The monarch is in "good spirits" and is otherwise in "good health",
according to her spokesman.
She was driven to the hospital around 3pm and is expected to remain
there for a couple of days.
The spokesman said: "This is a precautionary measure. She was not taken
into hospital immediately after feeling the symptoms.
"This is simply to enable doctors to better assess her."
All official engagements planned for this week will be postponed or
cancelled, Buckingham Palace said.
She had been due to attend a military celebration in Swansea yesterday
for St David's Day celebrations, but was forced to cancel because of the
sickness.
Duchess of Cambridge expecting
The King Edward VII Hospital where the Queen is staying
She and the Duke of Edinburgh were set to fly out to Rome for a two-day
visit this Wednesday, which will now not go ahead.
The Queen had been due to meet the Italian president Giorgio Napolitano
who said he sends his "best wishes for a speedy recovery".
A Palace spokesman said: "The Queen is being assessed at the King Edward
VII's Hospital, London, after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis.
"As a precaution, all official engagements for this week will
regrettably be either postponed or cancelled."
Gastroenteritis is an infection of the stomach and bowel. The most
common symptoms are vomiting and repeated episodes of diarrhoea.
The two most common causes of gastroenteritis in adults in the UK are
norovirus and food poisoning.
The Queen's sickness was first announced on Friday, and she spent
Saturday resting at Windsor Castle.
She undertook a number of engagements during the last week.
Prince William and Kate Middleton leave King edward VII hospital
The Duchess of Cambridge was treated at the same hospital last year
On Tuesday she met the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace, on
Wednesday she visited the Royal London Hospital, and a day later she
presented Olympic stars with honours during an investiture ceremony.
Her Majesty has rarely missed a royal engagement due to ill health in
recent years.
She was last forced to pull out of an investiture ceremony in October
last year after suffering with a bad back.
She also missed a visit to the British Museum in October 2011 because of
a cold.
The Duchess of Cambridge was treated at the King Edward VII hospital for
acute morning sickness late last year.
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