Skegness RNLI share concerns for Queen's health as Royal Family gather at Balmoral

HM The Queen has been Patron of the RNLI since 1952.

In a statement of social media. Skegness RNLI said. “The whole crew and wider family at RNLI Skegness will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime.

“Our thoughts - and the thoughts of people across our wider lifeboat family - are with Her Majesty The Queen, our Patron, and her family at this time.”

The Rector of Skegness, the Rev Richard Holden, said it was natural we should feel the nation’s concerns.

He said: “My thoughts and prayers are with the Queen and the Royal family during this time.

"The Queen has been the steady hand on the tiller of our nation through so many decades that we all feel that we know her like a member of our own family. “When we are told that she is under medical supervision it is worrying for us all and we feel the pressure and the tension of the Royal family and pray for the Holy Spirit to be with them and give them a sense of peace.”

The Queen is under medical supervision at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, a statement from Buckingham Palace says

Her doctors are concerned for her health, following further evaluation this morning, it says

But the palace adds the 96-year-old monarch "remains comfortable"

It is understood all of the Queen’s children are now at Balmoral. Prince William and Prince Harry is making his way to Scotland.