the Queen Elizabeth II enjoys very good health at the age of 95, but in the United Kingdom they already have everything planned for what will proceed after she dies, according to a document leaked to Politico.
There is a plan, a protocol of action for this occasion in the so-called Operation London Bridge; this is due to the fact that in the Buckingham Palace they leave nothing to improvisation.
First, the day of death is called ‘Day D’ and the following days, D + 1, D + 2, until arriving at D + 10, when the funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey; here two minutes of nationwide silence will have to be observed.
On D-Day
The first to be informed of the news should be the Prime Minister, then the cabinet members, this is named as ‘cascade of phone calls’ and will be with the following message:
“We have just been informed of the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Discretion is requested.”. Later, political officials would receive a similar message: “Dear Colleagues. I am writing to you with great sadness to report the death of Her Majesty the Queen.”
The flags will start waving at half-mast within 10 minutes of receiving the message.
The Press Association will be the one to report to the media, after which the Prime Minister will give a speech and the Prince Charles would go to the nation by the reporter at 18 hours, here will be a minute of silence throughout the country.
The web and social media are also involved
The royal family’s website will only have a message confirming the death of Elizabeth II on a black background. The seat of government will have a black stripe at the top.
All social media accounts of the institutions would also display a black banner and change their profile photos to put only their institutional shield.
Operation London Bridge envisages an act of spontaneous homage to St Paul’s Cathedral, presided over by the Prime Minister.
After D-Day
At 10 the next morning, the Council of Ascension to the Throne would appoint Prince Charles new monarch; in this ceremony, everyone must dress in mourning and without accessories.
The appointment of the new monarch is nicknamed ‘Operation Spring Tide’.
If he did not die in London, the Queen’s body would be moved by train or plane, resting first in the Throne Room of Buckingham Palace and then in Westminster Palace.
Parliament, for its part, would meet solely to write a message of condolence. The rest of the sessions would be suspended for 10 days, as it will be on the tenth day she is buried in Windsor Castle, Being a day of national mourning and finally at noon, nationally there will be two minutes of silence for the longest-lived queen in the world.