A 10-day plan will be executed, following news that the Queen passed away this afternoon.
reported full details of Operation London Bridge, the code name for the U.K. government's plan for when the Queen passes, in September 2021. Prime Minister Liz Truss, who was just received by the Queen earlier this week, and her Cabinet will meet the Queen's coffin at St. Pancras station. Prince Charles, who is first in line to the throne and at that point King, will tour the U.K. in the day before the Queen's funeral.
Ceremonially, flags across Whitehall will be lowered to half mast. The royal family's website will change to a black holding page with the statement announcing the Queen's passing. That has already happened, right as the family announced the news:The royal family will announce plans for her funeral, which, per Politico, is expected to be held 10 days after her death.
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