RIP Queen Elizabeth II
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Britain has an intricate plan that maps out the 10 days after Queen Elizabeth's death
Queen Elizabeth II is being mourned by her family, fans and admirers. In Britain, her death at age 96 has thrown a state apparatus into motion that has sat idle for 70 years — since Elizabeth's father, King George VI, died in 1952.
The British government dubbed the intricate protocol of handling Elizabeth's death "Operation London Bridge." It ranges from succession rules to the process of bringing the queen's coffin from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London.
The London Bridge plans were leaked to Politico last fall. Some of the details may have changed since then — but using them as a guide, here's a brief look at what the documents say will happen in the first 10 days after the end of the queen's record-setting reign:
Day Zero
The royal household notifies the public of the queen's death. Prince Charles immediately succeeds to the throne upon his mother's death. He will be known as King Charles III. His wife, Camilla, becomes queen consort. The couple stay at Balmoral overnight.
Flags fly at half-staff across the British government. Charles issues a brief statement, as does U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Numerous commemorations are planned from moments of silence to military gun salutes and remembrances in honor of Elizabeth.
Day 1
Charles returns to London. The Accession Council — a gathering traditionally held at St. James's Palace — meets, usually within 24 hours of a monarch's death. It formally declares Elizabeth's death and the new king's accession to the throne.
Parliament frames a message of condolence and suspends its normal business until after Elizabeth's funeral.
Week 1
Elizabeth's body is brought from Scotland to Buckingham Palace in London. A ceremonial procession carries her coffin to Westminster. She lies in state at Westminster Hall for three days, during which the public can visit for 23 hours of each day.
As final funeral preparations are being made in London, Charles travels to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, visiting leaders in the United Kingdom.
Day 10
A state funeral service is held at Westminster Abbey, triggering an observance of two minutes' silence in the U.K.
After a final service in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the queen is buried on the castle grounds next to her husband, Prince Philip, who died in April 2021.
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/1121...-protocol-public-ceremonies-funeral-accession
Queen Elizabeth II is being mourned by her family, fans and admirers. In Britain, her death at age 96 has thrown a state apparatus into motion that has sat idle for 70 years — since Elizabeth's father, King George VI, died in 1952.
The British government dubbed the intricate protocol of handling Elizabeth's death "Operation London Bridge." It ranges from succession rules to the process of bringing the queen's coffin from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London.
The London Bridge plans were leaked to Politico last fall. Some of the details may have changed since then — but using them as a guide, here's a brief look at what the documents say will happen in the first 10 days after the end of the queen's record-setting reign:
Day Zero
The royal household notifies the public of the queen's death. Prince Charles immediately succeeds to the throne upon his mother's death. He will be known as King Charles III. His wife, Camilla, becomes queen consort. The couple stay at Balmoral overnight.
Flags fly at half-staff across the British government. Charles issues a brief statement, as does U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Numerous commemorations are planned from moments of silence to military gun salutes and remembrances in honor of Elizabeth.
Day 1
Charles returns to London. The Accession Council — a gathering traditionally held at St. James's Palace — meets, usually within 24 hours of a monarch's death. It formally declares Elizabeth's death and the new king's accession to the throne.
Parliament frames a message of condolence and suspends its normal business until after Elizabeth's funeral.
Week 1
Elizabeth's body is brought from Scotland to Buckingham Palace in London. A ceremonial procession carries her coffin to Westminster. She lies in state at Westminster Hall for three days, during which the public can visit for 23 hours of each day.
As final funeral preparations are being made in London, Charles travels to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, visiting leaders in the United Kingdom.
Day 10
A state funeral service is held at Westminster Abbey, triggering an observance of two minutes' silence in the U.K.
After a final service in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, the queen is buried on the castle grounds next to her husband, Prince Philip, who died in April 2021.
https://www.npr.org/2022/09/08/1121...-protocol-public-ceremonies-funeral-accession
Hollywood mourns Queen Elizabeth II after monarch’s death at 96: 'She leaves an incomparable legacy'
Elton John, Daniel Craig and Dame Helen Mirren were among the first notable names to pay tribute as they mourned the loss of Queen Elizabeth
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Elton John, Daniel Craig and Dame Helen Mirren were among the first notable names to pay tribute as they mourned the loss of Queen Elizabeth
Hollywood mourns Queen Elizabeth II after monarch’s death at 96: 'She leaves an incomparable legacy'
Celebrities paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II after her death at the age of 96. Elton John, Daniel Craig and Dame Helen Mirren were among the first to honor Britain's longest-reigning monarch.
www.foxnews.com
Done! already refering to him as the King in statements.
One night when we went out on a bender I asked her if Prince Andrew wants to tag along.
She said no, we better not let him near the girls.
Now we know why
Her successor is a fart on legs, she'll be missed. To honour her, I made a limey classic for dinner. I used sherry vinegar in the boiling liquid to add flavour to the eggs.
An American and once-Canadian hockey player may not be
a right choice of portrait on our banknotes.
So many of us are thankful we didn't emerge from the vagina of a Dane.
Imagine the boredom being saddled with the Danish sense of humour
Original?
Not to make it all about me. RIP Queen Elizabeth. But one of my earliest memories is being a little kid in on a hot summer day in Ottawa playing out in the street with the local gang of little kids and being excited about the film of the Coronation being flown over to be shown on Canadian Television 7 hours later. I remember it like yesterday. Fuck. I am old. (and still fucking)
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From what I've read, she was just a waste of taxpayer dollars, blood sucker.
No doubt in my mind she had a role in Diana's death.
No doubt in my mind she had a role in Diana's death.
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1992 Windsor Castle fire
Funding[edit]
It was initially feared that it would cost £60 million to restore the castle, though the final cost was £36.5 million (equivalent to £62 million in 2019[10]), and that drying out the castle would take 10 years.[11] Occupied royal palaces like Windsor Castle are too valuable to insure,[6] and items in the Royal Collection are not insured against loss.[12] An independent trust for private donations towards the cost of the restoration was announced on 16 February 1993 by the Queen's bank, Coutts.[13] On 29 April 1993 it was announced that 70% of the cost would be met by charging the public for entry into the castle precincts and £8 for admission to Buckingham Palace for the next five years.[14] The Queen contributed £2 million of her own money,[15] and she agreed to start paying income tax from 1993 onwards, making her the first British monarch to do so since the 1930s.[16]
