Queen to stay in Scotland for audience with Boris Johnson and new PM

The Queen will appoint the new Prime Minister from Scotland for the first time, the Palace confirmed on Wednesday,

Boris Johnson will be received at the monarch’s Balmoral Estate on Tuesday, September 6 on his final day as PM.

The Queen will then hold an audience with the new Tory party leader, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said.

It is the first time in her reign that she will appoint a new leader at her Scottish country estate.

She has historically appointed previous PM’s from Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.