According to uk.news.yahoo, the Queen has been taken to hospital after suffering symptoms of gastroenteritis.
Her Majesty, who is 86, is being assessed at the King Edward VII Hospital in central London.
The monarch, who had spent the weekend at Windsor Castle, is said to be in "good spirits".
She is expected to be in hospital for a couple of days.
As a precaution, all official engagements planned for this week will be postponed or cancelled, Buckingham Palace said.
She was due to attend a military celebration in Swansea yesterday for St David's Day celebrations, but was forced to cancel because of the sickness.
She and the Duke of Edinburgh were due to fly out to Rome for a two-day visit on Wednesday, which will now not go ahead.
A Palace spokesman said: "The Queen is being assessed at the King Edward VII's Hospital, London, after experiencing symptoms of gastroenteritis.
"As a precaution, all official engagements for this week will regrettably be either postponed or cancelled."
The Queen's sickness was first announced on Friday, and she spent Saturday resting at Windsor.
She has undertaken a number of engagements during the last week.
On Tuesday she met the Archbishop of Canterbury at Buckingham Palace, and on Thursday she presented a host of Olympic stars with honours during an investiture ceremony.
Her Majesty has rarely missed a royal engagement due to ill health in recent years.
She was last forced to pull out of an investiture ceremony in October last year after suffering with a bad back.
She also missed a visit to the British Museum in October 2011 because of a cold.
The Duchess of Cambridge was treated at the King Edward VII hospital for acute morning sickness late last year.
Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/queen-admitted-hospital-over-stomach-bug-154443288.html.
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