What is known about the plans for the mourning and funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

The death of Queen Elizabeth II today at the age of 96 triggers the so-called Operation London Bridge, planned for decades and the details of which have been revealed over time by some of the media, although official plans have yet to be announced.

Tradition dictates that the news be subject to an “Official Notice” of death at the gate or on an easel, as was done more recently in this kind of announcement, and on the royal family’s website in mourning colors, with a statement confirming the death.

National flags on public buildings will be flown at half mast, church bells will be rung and the British Parliament in London and the regional assemblies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will be suspended.

The plans have yet to be released, but according to what is known, Prime Minister Liz Truss is to inform the country and meet with the new King Carlos, whose official title has yet to be determined.

The body of Elizabeth II will be transported from Balmoral Castle in Scotland, where she died, to London by train or plane to Buckingham Palace, from where it will then pass through the streets of London to the Palace of Westminster, where it will remain in a burning state. chamber for three days.

The day of a state funeral at Westminster Abbey or St Paul’s Cathedral is to be declared a National Day of Mourning and two minutes of silence will be observed across the country.

The body will then be paraded in London and Windsor, where it will finally be buried at Windsor Castle, in the chapel in memory of King George VI, next to his father.

The queen’s portrait in public places will have a black ribbon during the month-long mourning period before being replaced by the new king’s.

Flowers left in royal palaces and around public buildings will be removed after the state funeral.