Anyone who thinks that the death of a head of state will cause panic in Britain is underestimating Britain’s organizational talent. The Queen’s death marked the start of a ten-day procedure, carefully planned by an army of high-ranking officials, known as Operation London Bridge. The day of death is mentioned in the documents as D-Day, the following days are called D+1, D+2, and so on.
Footage of classified documents has been leaked in recent years, thanks in part to previews Guard in 2017. The plan was for his body to be transported by train from Scotland to London and even flowers that people could throw from the level crossing were considered: a second locomotive would follow him to get over the tracks.
Operation Unicorn
The Queen’s death at her beloved summer residence in northern Scotland also set in motion the scenario outlined in the document Operation Unicorn called. In two days, Elizabeth’s body will be moved to Holyroodhouse, her official palace in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh. A service will take place there on Sunday at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Giles. The public then has 24 hours to say goodbye to the queen.
Her coffin will likely be transported on the Royal Carriage, the train that traditionally transports members of the British royal family by train. It then passes through the east of England, through cities such as York, Newark-on-Trent and Peterborough, to London. If this scenario proves impossible, the late Queen Elizabeth will be transported by air. Prime Minister Liz Truss and British MPs will greet his body at Buckingham Palace.
An important ceremony was planned two days later, on Tuesday. The coffin will then be moved from the palace to Westminster Hall, where he will lie in state for five days. During this period, the body can be visited 23 hours a day. Meanwhile, his funeral rehearsals took place elsewhere in the city.
Busy first day of work
British flags will be flown at half-mast throughout the country until the day after the funeral, except for 24 hours after the proclamation of Charles III as England’s new king. That happened this Friday morning. At 10 o’clock Accession Council (Accession Council) met to confirm Charles’ position as king. The text will be read from the balcony of St. Paul’s Palace. James, one of the oldest royal palaces in London.
Charles didn’t have much time to mourn, the first busy days of work stretched out before him. On Friday, the new king will address the residents of the fifteen countries where he is head of state. This week he will visit all the British capitals: London in England, Edinburgh in Scotland, Belfast in Northern Ireland and Cardiff in Wales.
When he returned to London, meetings with Prime Ministers of Commonwealth countries and foreign heads of state awaited him in the days leading up to his mother’s funeral.
Planning Operation London Bridge determined that the funeral would take place on Sunday, 18 September, ten days after the queen’s death. This may be skewed, but this time period will not have an adverse impact on UK employers. Officially, funeral days are national holidays and employers will be under a lot of pressure to fire staff.
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