The official plans for the days following Queen Elizabeth’s death, “Operation London Bridge”, have been the subject of speculation and secrecy for several years.
American Newspaper Political In September last year, he was given access to a number of documents charting the official response and plans for Queen Elizabeth’s death.
Also Security previously conducted a comprehensive survey of the plan.
Queen Elizabeth died on Thursday afternoon at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. Death was reported at 7:20 p.m.
Political have mapped out a day by day plan. The day of death is referred to as the D-day.
H day
Hours after the death, the prime minister, cabinet secretary and a number of the most important ministers will be summoned in turn.
The royal family is responsible for the publication of the death itself.
The prime minister is in charge of making the first announcement after his death, and the rest of the government must wait to make a statement until after his speech.
Day 2
The day after the Queen’s death, at 10 a.m., the Accession Council will proclaim King Charles the new king. Hundreds of dignitaries attended, including the Prime Minister and other senior members of the government.
Charles’s proclamation as true King will be read at St. Jane and the Royal Exchange.
Parliament then met to approve condolences, suspending all activity for ten days.
3rd day
The Queen’s casket was returned to Buckingham Palace. Death at Balmoral in Scotland precipitated Operation Unicorn, and the body was transported to London by Royal Train whenever possible.
Plan B is called Operation Overstudy, and includes the airlift of the bodies.
Day 4
King Charles will receive his condolences at Westminster Hall, and will embark on an afternoon tour of England, starting with a visit to the Scottish Parliament and Mass at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Day 5
King Charles arrived in Northern Ireland and received his condolences again at Hillsborough Castle before attending a service at St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast.
Day 6
The procession proceeded as planned from Buckingham Palace to Westminster, before a service was held in Westminster Hall when the casket arrived.
Days 7 to 10
The queen will lie down in what is called a lit de parade, that is, with an open casket visible for three days. The casket will be left elevated in the middle of Westminster Hall which is visible to the public 23 hours a day.
On the seventh day, King Charles traveled to Wales to receive another condolence from the Welsh Parliament, before attending a service at Liandaff Cathedral in Cardiff.
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