Queen Elizabeth spends night in hospital for ‘preliminary investigations’

It is understood the trip to hospital on Wednesday afternoon was expected to be for a short stay for some preliminary investigations

The monarch, who was ordered to rest by doctors and advised to miss a trip to Northern Ireland, returned to Windsor Castle at lunchtime on Thursday.

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II spent Wednesday night in hospital for “preliminary investigations”, Buckingham Palace has confirmed.

The 95-year-old monarch, who was ordered to rest by doctors and advised to miss a trip to Northern Ireland, returned to Windsor Castle at lunchtime on Thursday and remains in “good spirits”.