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The longest-serving monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II has died “peacefully” on Thursday.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that Buckingham Palace confirmed the death of Queen Elizabeth II in a statement.
Queen Elizabeth II had been under medical supervision as doctors expressed “concerned for Her Majesty’s health.”
The announcement comes a day after the 96-year-old monarch cancelled a meeting of her Privy Council and was told to rest.
With Queen Elizabeth II’s death, Prince Charles would become king and his wife, Camilla, formerly the Duchess of Cornwall, will become the Queen Consort, a request made by Queen Elizabeth.
“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow,” the statement reads.
The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.
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The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/VfxpXro22W
— The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) September 8, 2022
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Recall that Charles was previously married to the late Princess Diana, mother of Prince Harry.
Prince Charles is 73. He is the oldest-recorded person to become a British monarch: King William IV was 64 when he was crowned in 1830.
Operation London Bridge, as the queen’s funeral plan is known, gets a military-style name in part because the military is heavily involved in organizing and carrying out many of the processions and ceremonies.
Details of Operation London Bridge first leaked in The Guardian in May 2017, describing what would happen during the 10-day period from the day after the death and the funeral at Westminster Abbey followed by interment in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
- Day 1: At the moment of the sovereign’s death, her eldest son and heir, Prince Charles the Prince of Wales, instantly becomes Britain’s 42nd monarch since William the Conqueror in 1066. (The new king will likely pick Charles III as his reign name.)
- The late monarch’s private secretary will call the prime minister on a secure line to say the code phrase, “London Bridge is down,” followed by a number “cascade” of similar calls to cabinet officials and other high-ranking officials in the United Kingdom and in the 15 Commonwealth countries where the British sovereign is head of state.
- Day 2: The queen’s coffin will be transferred from the place of death to the throne room at Buckingham Palace overlooking the north-west corner of the Quadrangle interior courtyard.
- Days 3-5: The new king will receive Parliament’s motion of condolence at Westminster Hall, then depart on a tour of the kingdom to meet his people.
- Day 5: The procession of the coffin from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster will take place, followed by a service in Westminster Hall.
- Days 6-9: The queen lies in state at Westminster Hall.
- Day 10: The queen’s state funeral will be at Westminster Abbey. The day will be declared a Day of National Mourning and two minutes of silence will be marked across the nation.