After two o’clock in the afternoon, live television broadcasts from London, Windsor and Balmoral, Scotland, were filled with darker truths and more cautionary words – all details about Elizabeth II’s health. Clear signs of bad news. It was official: just after lunchtime, “Operation London Bridge” was underway. However, it also gives the name Unicorn, with variations as it takes place in Scotland.
In the afternoon, the king’s children – princes Charles, Anne, Andrew and Edward, along with grandsons William and Harry – hurried to Aberdeen, they started in the rain and in front of Buckingham Palace, in front of Elizabeth’s official residence. , the first hundreds of Britons concerned about the health of the sovereign.
Prime Minister Liz Truss, as per protocol, will be one of the first to be announced, apart from her family. The Speaker revealed that the Head of Government would know at 4.30pm, exactly two hours before the official announcement to the people.
“London Bridge has fallen”. This was the agreed-upon text to address dignitaries in Great Britain and the Commonwealth when Elizabeth II died, allowing Buckingham to pass the information on secretly without the knowledge of officials before it was officially announced.
As the script predicted, Truss headed to the country as the BBC, the public station, echoed the anthem with a picture of the monarch, a court official made the official announcement of the death outside the gates of Buckingham Palace, and flags came down. to half-mast.
Later, all online platforms of the royal family – website and social networks – were black and with the image of the king. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s stage, Archwell, paid a similar tribute.
As the nation, the world and the royal family mourn, the Council of Succession is expected to meet between today and tomorrow and declare Charles III king. In keeping with tradition, the new monarch’s next few days will be marked by visits to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
According to the British press, on Sunday, the third day of the funeral, Carlos is due to meet Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon to offer his condolences, and two days later, he is due to travel to Northern Ireland.
On the one hand, this process is also urgent to decide on the seal of the new monarch, which will be reflected in banknotes, stamps, post offices, passports and royal uniforms. And the hymn should be changed: God Save the Rani (Rani) to give place to the Raja (Raja).
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