The British monarchy is in mourning: Elizabeth II, record longevity on the throne of England, died this Thursday at the age of 96. While the first tributes arrived and the flags were lowered in the United Kingdom, Buckingham launched the famous “London Bridge Operation”, the protocol to follow for her disappearance, elaborated since the 60s according to the daily mail. A ten-day program that will culminate with the burial of the monarch.
It was not until September 2021 that the American magazine revealed the details of this operation. political, who obtained confidential documents. According to them, the Queen’s funeral will take place ten days after her death, at Westminster Abbey, where her marriage to Prince Philip took place in 1947 and her coronation in 1953.
a family vault
Still according to the protocol transmitted by political, a minute of silence will be observed at noon for two minutes throughout the country. A procession will take place in both London and Windsor, then the queen should be buried in Windsor Castle, and more precisely in the King George VI Memorial, a vault where her parents and her sister Margaret rest, according to the Histoires site. Royals. .
Elizabeth II’s death comes a year and a half after that of her husband, Prince Philip, who died aged 99 on April 9, 2021. Following his funeral, the Duke of Edinburgh’s coffin was temporarily placed in the Royal Vault, a burial chamber located below St. George’s Chapel, also located on the grounds of Windsor Castle, reports the Telegram. His body should be transferred to the King George VI Memorial, to rest next to his wife’s.
Source: BFM TV
