In a historic first, the Queen might pick the new UK prime minister in Scotland.

According to a report in the media on Friday, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain will likely preside over the customary ceremony to name a newly elected leader as the nation's prime minister at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland, marking a historic first.

The 96-year-old monarch, who has been having movement problems due to ageing, is in Scotland for her yearly summer holiday.

According to "The Sun" tabloid, she would entertain either former chancellor Rishi Sunak or foreign secretary Liz Truss at her Balmoral residence rather than travelling to either Buckingham Palace in London or Windsor Castle in southeast England.

According to a report in the media on Friday, Queen Elizabeth II of Britain will likely preside over the customary ceremony to name a newly elected leader as the nation's prime minister at her Balmoral Castle residence in Scotland, marking a historic first.

The 96-year-old monarch, who has been having movement problems due to ageing, is in Scotland for her yearly summer holiday.

According to "The Sun" tabloid, she would entertain either former chancellor Rishi Sunak or foreign secretary Liz Truss at her Balmoral residence rather than travelling to either Buckingham Palace in London or Windsor Castle in southeast England.

The Queen has now been told not to travel, according to a source published by 'The Sun.

However, it is clear that the Queen makes all final decisions; as was seen during the Jubilee when she made a surprise third appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, she enjoys surprises. Prince Charles can act on the Queen's behalf in some capacities, but the monarch is adamant that she choose the Prime Minister, the person said.

The insider continued, "Making the Queen drive 1,000 miles there and back for a 48-hour visit may not be the wisest decision when the Prime Ministers can easily get to Balmoral instead."

According to the article, the Queen had hoped to travel south after the new prime minister had been chosen and her Windsor Castle estate in Berkshire had been designated for the customary constitutional ceremony when she arrived in Scotland last month for a 10-week vacation.

Rarely does a British monarch choose not to install the new prime minister at Windsor Castle or Buckingham Palace. In 1952, after returning from Africa as the new monarch following the death of her father King George VI, the Queen presided over the event at Heathrow alongside her first Prime Minister Winston Churchill.