London – World Queen II. Long before learning of Elizabeth’s death, the process of communicating her death began with a message to Prime Minister Liz Truss, “London Bridge has fallen,” the name of an old medieval song that was part of the musical. My Beautiful Lady.
This was the password envisioned as the first step of “Operation London Bridge”, outlined with the approval of Queen Elizabeth a few years ago. The document sets out all the steps that must be followed within the 10 days scheduled for your funeral.
Since the Queen dies on Thursday, the plan calls for her burial to be held on Sunday, but this will have to be approved by the family. Declare that the day of death will be “D-Day” followed by D+1 day, etc. the future is decided. See below for plan details.
D-Day – September 8
The first person to be informed outside of the family’s close circle was the Prime Minister. Responsibility for communications was left to the Queen’s Private Secretary, followed by a series of communications.
After the Prime Minister, Operation London Bridge required prior communication with 15 governments outside the United Kingdom, where the Queen is head of state, and 38 other Commonwealth countries where the Queen did not hold this role.
All flags were lowered at half-mast in Whitehall, the political center of London. With the usual British organization and punctuality, the plan required this to happen no later than 10 minutes after email notification to Ministers in the Prime Minister’s Cabinet.
In keeping with the tradition of a time without modern communication technologies, an official issued a written statement at the entrance to Buckingham Palace to announce the death to the public. As expected, the government website now has a black flag.
Operation London Bridge establishes a minute of silence for the death of the Queen and suspends the parliamentary work of Parliament in London and the legislatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland for a period of 10 days of mourning. It consists of the United Kingdom.
Following the identified steps, the Royal Family website’s features were suspended and downloaded to a black landing page with the words:
“The Queen died peacefully in Balmoral Palace this afternoon. The King and Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral and return to London tomorrow.”
The plan also references Operation Spring Wave, which provides the steps to hand over command to the new monarch, the queen’s eldest son, who chose to rule under the name Charles III: an audience and broadcast with the prime minister. speak to the nation.
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September 9
Operation London Bridge defines that the new king must be declared at 10 am. The proclamation will be read at St James’s Palace and on the Royal Exchange.
Parliament will convene for MPs to pay their respects and spread condolences in the House of Commons.
The Prime Minister and Cabinet are expected to meet with the new King at 15:30.
September 10
The coffin of the queen who died in Balmoral Castle in Scotland will be returned to Buckingham Palace in London.
Operation London Bridge predicted the possibility of the queen dying in several places. In the case of Balmoral, the plan calls for the body to be transported by the royal train, following in the footsteps of Operation Unicorn.
If this is not possible, Operation Surplus will take effect with an alternative transfer to London.
September 11
King Charles will receive his condolences at Westminster Hall.
You will then embark on a mourning journey across the UK, starting in Scotland. He will receive a motion of condolence in the Scottish Parliament and attend a church service at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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September 12
King Charles will arrive in Northern Ireland where he will receive another message of condolences at Hillsborough Castle and attend a church service at St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast.
It will be a rehearsal for Operation Lion, detailing the steps of the passage of the coffin containing Queen Elizabeth’s body from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Palace.
September 13
Operation Lion: The Queen’s coffin will be transported from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Palace following a ceremonial route via London. There will be a memorial service at Westminster Hall when he arrives.
14 september
Operation Pena: the queen’s body will remain at the Palace of Westminster for three days. The coffin will be placed on a raised platform, open to the public 23 hours a day. Tickets will be issued with a clock reserved for special guests.
A rehearsal will be held for the State Funeral Procession.
September 15
King Charles will travel to Wales to receive a motion from the Welsh Parliament and attend a church service at Liandaff Cathedral in Cardiff.
16 and 17 September
Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to stand in silence in front of the coffin for a final farewell to the Queen. Condolence books will be available online.
18 september
If the burial date as specified in Operation London Bridge is confirmed by this date, a National Day of Mourning will be declared.
The State Funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey. A minute’s silence will be held across the country at noon.
He will have two regiments, one in London and the other in Windsor. Operation London Bridge mandates that the queen’s body be buried next to her father in the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle.
All flowers placed in and around royal palaces and town halls will be removed after the state funeral.
These will be the final acts of Elizabeth’s reign, who at 96 lived long enough to complete the Silver Jubilee of 70 years of power, a mark that no monarch who preceded her on the British throne has ever reached in history. .
The mourning period will last a month. Meanwhile, the Queen’s official portrait should hang with a black ribbon in all UK town halls, only to be replaced by that of the new King, who then already holds another record: that of the oldest. He ascended to the British throne at the age of 73.
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source: Noticias
