What are the following steps on the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II

According to the British newspaper The Guardian, some things at the beginning of the process after Elizabeth’s death change

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the British royal family and government officials in the United Kingdom are preparing to fulfill a long farewell plan, programmed in minute detail for years.

The so-called Operation London Bridge, which had been publicized since the Queen’s health condition worsened, would be the protocol to be followed originally, if Elizabeth II had died in London. However, as the Queen died in Scotland, at Balmoral Palace, the protocol triggered will be Operation Unicorn.

With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the British royal family and government officials in the United Kingdom are preparing to fulfill a long farewell plan, programmed in minute detail for years.

The so-called Operation London Bridge, which had been publicized since the Queen’s health condition worsened, would be the protocol to be followed originally, if Elizabeth II had died in London. However, as the Queen died in Scotland, at Balmoral Palace, the protocol triggered will be Operation Unicorn.

British flags will be flown at half-mast, church bells will ring in London at noon and 96 cannon volleys will be fired in memory of the sovereign, one for each year of her life.

The prime minister and members of her government are due to attend an “improvised” religious ceremony at London’s St. Paul.

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