In Britain, the moment of death of Queen Elizabeth II has been planned for a long time. They were collectively called Operation “London Bridge”. Calculations made by the authorities did not exclude the possibility that the sovereign would die in Balmoral, in Scotland. According to The Guardian, this scenario was called “Operation Unicorn”.

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The most specific details are if Queen Elizabeth II dies at Balmoral, which, by the way, she did. Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died Thursday night at his summer residence surrounded by family.

According to the plans, a Scottish ritual will be performed in this situation first. The Queen’s body will be buried in her smallest palace, Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, where it will traditionally be guarded by the Royal Company of Archers. The coffin will then be carried along the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral before boarding the Royal Train at Waverley Station. Crowds are expected at level crossings and station platforms all along the route, from Musselburgh and Thirsk in the north to Peterborough and Hatfield in the south, to throw flowers at the passing train.

The Queen’s body will eventually arrive in Buckingham Palace’s throne room, which overlooks the northwest corner of the quadrangle, its courtyard.

Flags will be lowered and bells will be rung across the country.

On the fifth day after the Queen’s death, the coffin will be moved to Westminster Hall, where she will remain for four days and will be placed on the bier, which will be accessible to the public 23 hours a day.

The procession from Buckingham Palace will be the biggest ever, with over a million people expected.

The procession will arrive at Westminster Hall in an hour. “Big Ben will start beating when the wheels stop.” Psalms will be sung in the hall as the casket is placed on the purple drapery.

The tenth day will be the day of burial. A day off will be granted, shops will close or have reduced hours, the stock exchange will not open.

At 9 o’clock in the morning, Big Ben will start tolling. The funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey. The distance from Westminster Hall to the Abbey is several hundred meters, and the coffin will arrive there around 11.00.

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