
Flags have been flown at half mast since yesterday Thursday in all government buildings and public offices, as well as in palaces, following the announcement of her death. Queen Elizabethand the royal family’s website background changed to black.
Today, around 10:00 am, the new king of the country, currently Prince Charles, will be officially declared the monarch of the United Kingdom by the Throne Council.
From now on, he will be called King Charles III, and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles will bear the title of “royal consort”.
All members of the Council during the ceremony must be dressed in a morning suit with black or dark ties. The new king is then expected to make his first speech to the British people.
Parliament will meet later to pay tribute to the Queen and approve a message of condolence. Then his work will be suspended for 10 days.
At 3:30 p.m., Prime Minister Liz Truss and members of her cabinet will travel to Buckingham Palace for an audience with the new king.
Tomorrow Saturday, the body of the queen, according to one version, should be transported by royal train from Balmoral to Buckingham Palace. However, other reports say that he will be taken on the way to Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, and the next day to the city’s St. Giles Cathedral, where a service will be held in the presence of the king.
According to the protocol, King Charles III has already begun a tour of all the countries of the United Kingdom. His first stop will be Scotland, then he will go to Northern Ireland and then to Wales.
The day after tomorrow, on Sunday, the Queen’s body, according to the second scenario, will be transported by RAF (Air Force) aircraft to the Northhold military airport in west London, and from there by road to Buckingham Palace.
On Monday, on a stretcher, accompanied by a military procession and relatives, the body will be transported from Buckingham Palace to Parliament, where it will remain for a three-day public pilgrimage.
Ten days after her death, the Queen’s funeral will take place. This day, when national mourning will be declared, will be a public holiday.
At 10:50 a.m., the Queen’s body will be transferred from Parliament to Westminster Abbey, where a solemn state funeral will be held in the presence of foreign leaders, according to the information. Two minutes of silence will be observed throughout the country before the ceremony.
The body will later be taken to Windsor Castle, where a ceremony will take place around 4:00 pm at St George’s Chapel, where Prince Philip’s funeral was also held.
According to APE
Source: Kathimerini

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