New PM will meet Queen at Balmoral before taking over at No 10
by Peter Walker Political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#633CR)
Boris Johnson will also have to travel 500 miles from London to monarch's Aberdeenshire estate before he steps down
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.
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