The new prime minister will have to travel to Balmoral in Scotland for their audience with the Queen before formally taking over in Downing Street, the royal family has said in a statement.
Boris Johnson will also have to travel 500 miles from London to the monarch’s Aberdeenshire estate next Tuesday before he steps down as prime minister, to be succeeded by either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak.
Traditionally, the outgoing PM makes a brief statement outside No 10 before travelling to Buckingham Palace to present his resignation to the Queen. Their successor then sees the monarch, who invites them to form a government, before going to Downing Street, where they also speak.
However, the Queen is 96 and in increasingly frail health. She has spent the summer in Balmoral, and her lack of mobility means she finds travel difficult.
Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be announced as leader of the Conservative Party on Monday, 5 September.
Credit: theguardian.com
