Liz Truss says in book queen told her to ‘pace yourself’, admits she didn’t listen

Ex-prime minister, who lasted just 49 days, says she struggled to cope with death of monarch and self-inflicted economic disaster

In a new memoir, Liz Truss recounts the advice she was given by Queen Elizabeth II when they met in September 2022 to confirm Truss as Britain's new prime minister, the 15th and as it turned out last, to serve under Elizabeth II.

Pace yourself," the 96-year-old queen said - a suggestion Truss admits she failed to heed after the queen died, leaving Truss unsure if she could cope.