Queen Elizabeth II, Nice Britain’s longest-serving monarch, died Thursday at her Balmoral property in Scotland — placing in movement a particular plan for memorial occasions dubbed “Operation Unicorn.”
What occurs underneath Operation Unicorn?
With the Queen’s passing at her beloved Balmoral, her physique can be taken by way of royal practice to Edinburgh the place she's going to relaxation in state on the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Mirror reported.
Her coffin will then be taken to St Giles’ Cathedral, additionally in Edinburgh, for a short interval.
Holyroodhouse and St Giles’ Cathedral are anticipated to be the principle websites the place mourners pays their respects in Scotland.
Underneath the plans, the late monarch’s coffin will then make a last, five-hour journey again to London on the royal practice.
After returning to the capital, the Queen’s physique can be taken to the throne room of Buckingham Palace.
How this adjustments Operation London Bridge
Operation London Bridge is the all-hands protocol that's in place if the Queen is to die in London and set in movement a 10-day mourning interval forward of her funeral.
After the preliminary occasions of Operation Unicorn are carried out and the Queen’s physique arrives again in London from Scotland, Operation London Bridge will proceed, in keeping with leaked particulars reported by Politico and the Guardian lately.
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The London Bridge plan will see the Queen’s coffin relaxation at Buckingham Palace for 3 days earlier than a procession by London to the Palace of Westminster, the place Parliament sits.
A service can be held at Westminster Corridor when the coffin arrives and the Queen will lie in state there for 3 extra days.
Underneath the plan, the Queen’s funeral would happen at Westminster Abbey 10 days after her demise.
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