Jimu News Reporter Li Lili Hu Xiuwen
On September 8th local time, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom passed away, and the United Kingdom entered a national mourning period. With the Queen's death, code-named Operation London Bridge was launched, which introduced the arrangements for the 10-day period after the Queen's death.
Queen Queen (Photo source: Sky News)
"Operation London Bridge" was originally the highest confidential document in the UK, referring to a series of response measures taken by the British government after the Queen's death. In this plan, the date of the Queen's death in Balmoral was traditionally D-Day or D+0, and each day after that was called "D+1" and "D+2".
State funeral (also known as National Day of Mourning ) will be held at Westminster Abbey 10 days after the Queen's death. Since the Queen died at around 6:30 pm on September 8, the time was late, so the plan was adjusted for a day to facilitate the arrangement of complex processes.
Charles III
On September 10th local time, Charles III will officially declare his king at the incarnation ceremony held at St James' Palace in London at 10 am. But the king's coronation will not be held immediately. Elizabeth II was not crowned more than a year after her father's death.
On September 11, it is expected that the queen's coffin will be transported to Hollylude Palace in by land. The new king succeeded his mother as the head of the Commonwealth. Sky News commentator Bruce said the head of the Commonwealth was not the title of "natural inheritance" by the king, "this was agreed several years ago, so he is now the new head of the Commonwealth."
On September 12, a ceremony was held in St. Giles, and the Queen's children were expected to hold a vigil around the Queen's coffin, called the Prince's Vigil.
On September 13, the queen's coffin will be airlifted to London, and is expected to rest in the Throne Hall of Buckingham Palace, , where she wears the crown, orb and scepter .
On September 14, the Queen's body is expected to lie quietly in Westminster Hall, followed by a parade in London.
htmlOn September 15, a rehearsal may be conducted for the state funeral parade.From September 16 to September 18, the Queen's quiet lying ceremony will end on September 18. The heads of state are expected to begin arriving in the UK for funerals.
On September 19, the Queen's state funeral is expected to be held at Westminster Abbey in central London. Heads of state, European royals and key figures in public life will be invited, who will gather in a monastery that can accommodate 2,000 people. The service will be broadcast on television and a two-minute silence is expected to be held nationwide. On the same day of the funeral, the queen's coffin will be taken to St. George's Church in Windsor Castle for television service. The Queen's last resting place will be in the Memorial Church of King George VI, which is an outbuilding of the main church, where the ashes of the Queen's parents and sister Princess Margaret are buried.
(Source: Jimu News)
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