The Queen Is Dead…What Happens Now?? | Dylan Page

0:00There is a codename Operation London Bridge, which details the plans to be put into effect immediately after the Queen's death. So according to the documents outlining the plans, when the Queen dies, her private secretary Edward Young will first inform high-ranking government officials, and the message will be communicated across the government by using the code phrase London Bridges down. After the royal household releases an official notification to the public about the Queen's death, all flags across Whitehall, which is the London centre of British government will be lower to half-mask preferably within 10 minutes. The Prime Minister will be the first government official to make a public statement following the announcement and will meet the Queen's eldest son Charles, the next in line for the throne, before he publicly addresses the nation that evening. The plans even outline specific measures for if the Queen dies at Balmoral Castle, which is where she is now. Titled a project unicorn, her body will be transported back to London by the royal train, with the Prime Minister and other officials to welcome the coffin back to the capital with a reception. The Queen's funeral is planned to take place 10 days after her death.