News: UPDATE 1-Britain's Queen Elizabeth will meet new prime minister at Balmoral

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    LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Britain's Queen Elizabeth will meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson as well as his successor on Sept. 6 at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson said on Wednesday.

    The queen would usually meet a new prime minister at Buckingham Palace in London. The meeting at Balmoral, where the queen spends her summers, is a break from tradition and comes as the 96-year-old monarch experiences mobility issues.

    The queen has also been reducing her public appearances in recent months.

    She will have an audience with Britain's new prime minister - either Foreign Secretary Liz Truss or former finance minister Rishi Sunak - shortly after meeting with Johnson, the spokesperson said.

    The winner of the contest to succeed Johnson as prime minister is set to be announced on Sept. 5.

 
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