Operation London Bridge

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Operation London Bridge

Operation London Bridge

London Bridge is down

Why the codename?

Hyde Park Corner

King George VI

Operation Menai Bridge

Operation London Bridge

Now what?

D-day:

- Call to the Prime Minister

- Flags half-mast (within 10 minutes)

- Inform 15 other governments where she is still head of state 

- Prince Charles immediately becomes King Charles III

They put up a notice

D-day + 1:

- Accession Council proclaims King Charles III as the new king

- PM and cabinet meet new king

D-day + 2:

- Coffin to Buckingham Palace

- Operation UNICORN (royal train)

- Operation OVERSTUDY (plane)

D-day + 3:

- Condolences at Westminster Hall

- King Charles III starts tour of

United Kindom

D-day + 4:

- Condolences Northern Ireland

- Rehearsal of Operation LION

D-day + 5:

- Procession from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Palace

- Service in Westminster Hall following the coffin's arrival

D-day + 6-9:

- Queen will lie in state at Westminster

- Preparation state funeral

- Rehearsal funeral

D-day + 10:

Possible:

- Day of national mourning

- State funeral at Westminster Abbey

- Buried at St George's Chapel

What's next?

- Change national anthem 

(God save the Queen)

- All new currency (banknotes / coins)

- New passports and stamps in it

- Police: new helmets

- Military: several uniforms

London, 

21 April 1926

Balmoral Castle,

8 September 2022