Who is the next queen
What Happens When The Queen Dies | Vanity Fair
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after nearly 66 years on the throne
queen elizabeth ii is the longest
reigning monarch in British history and
has been a constant and calming force
amidst the fast-paced changes her
country is faced making it even more
inconceivable to think about what
happens when she dies born in 1926 she
was expected to live a relatively normal
life well normal at least by royal
standards as third in line to the throne
spending most of her early years out of
the public eye
everything changed in 1936 when her
uncle King Edward the eighth abdicated
the throne in order to marry his true
love Wallis Simpson you see back then
marrying a divorcee not to mention a
two-time divorcée was a huge faux pas to
the Church of England and just like that
princess Elizabeth's father King George
the six ascended to the throne making
her the next in line and by 1952
following his death her time arrived and
the rest is history when the Queen
ascended to the throne in 1952 she was a
head of state in seven countries the
size of the Commonwealth has since
expanded to 53 countries comprising
nearly one-third of the world's
population and still includes 16
countries where the monarch is
officially the head of state this brings
us to operation London Bridge the plan
that no one wants to talk about the plan
for what happens when the Queen dies
no matter how secretive platinum palace
may be about the plans that surround her
death everyone knows exactly what to do
and the plans which were uncovered by
the Guardian are complex intricate and
timed out to the exact minute phase one
d-day according to the Guardian on the
day the Queen dies Edward young the
Queen's private secretary will be the
first official to convey the news
setting operation London Bridge into
full gear and at the exact moment in
which she passes Prince Charles will
become King and Camilla will become
queen fish who will explain that a bit
later on a secure line
young will directly inform the British
Prime Minister that London bridges down
and the news of her death will be
distributed to various heads of state
for forward is disclosed to the general
public
once the Prime Minister is alerted the
Foreign Office's Global Response Center
will alert the 15 governments where the
Queen is still considered that of state
from there the 37 nations where she
still serves as a political figure head
will also be informed after this
the announcement of her death will be
shared with both the UK's Press
Association and the rest of the media
outlets across the globe outside the
palace the news crews will be able to
assemble in a predetermined area next to
the Canada Gate the same message will
appear on the palaces web site on a dark
background all the flags that the palace
will be lowered and bells were told both
houses of parliament are expected to
gather within hours of her death and on
the evening of his mother's death
Charles will make his first address to
the public as king now all of this is
assuming that she dies in London if
that's not the case here's how things
would play out
scenario 1 if the Queen dies abroad the
Royal equivalent of Air Force One will
fly a coffin to the location of her
death accompanied by the Royal
Undertaker's and returned the Queen's
body to London scenario 2 if the Queen
dies at her Sandringham Estate in
Norfolk her body will return to London
by car a few days after she passes
scenario 3 the most intricate scenario
of all is if the Queen passes while at
the Balmoral Castle in Scotland where
she spends the
months a year Scottish rituals will play
out before her body returns to London
phase two d-day plus one flags will be
raised the morning after her death and
at 11 a.m.
Charles the eldest male descendant of
Queen Elizabeth will be proclaimed king
at this point
Charles has waited longer than anyone
else in history to assume the throne
phase 3 d + 1 through 12 following the
first 24 hours after her death Great
Britain will enter a 12 day mourning
period culminating with the Queen's
funeral King Charles will tour the
country stopping in Edinburgh Belfast in
Cardiff to appear at services to honor
his mother during this time he will also
meet with various elected leaders D plus
1 Westminster Hall will be closed for
cleaning elaborate and lavish funeral
preparations will begin d-plus for the
coffin will be moved to Westminster Hall
during a procession that is expected to
take place throughout London when the
coffin arrives
Big Ben will chime her body will then
lie in state for four days the Queen's
old
septum and the imperial crown will be
placed on her coffin and visitors will
be allowed to pay their respects for 23
hours a day d + 9 in the early hours of
the morning the jewels will be cleaned
before the funeral begins daily life
will come to a halt in London businesses
and stores will be closed Big Ben
I am on the dot and the bells hammer
will be covered with leather so that the
bell rings and muffled tones throughout
the remainder of the day d-plus 12 her
coffin will then be moved into
Westminster Abbey and the funeral will
begin by 11 a.m. while the media will be
allowed to film the services the faces
of the Royals will not be shown during
prayers after the funeral the same
carriage that carried her father will
return her body to her final resting
place at Windsor Castle it's an
understatement to say the Queen's death
will mean huge changes for the House of
Windsor
as previously mentioned Prince Charles
will become king
so what happens to Camilla most royal
experts believe that the Queen's death
will technically make Camilla the queen
consort but any speculation about her
title is just that King Charles will
ultimately make that official decision
the Queen's death will move Charles's
eldest son Prince William the Duke of
Cambridge up in the line of succession
to heir apparent after that William's
three children will fill the line in
their birth order this includes his
daughter thanks to a 2011 vote by the
British Commonwealth Princess Charlotte
will be second in line following her big
brother George so what does this mean
for Prince Harry
Charles's youngest back in 2013 before
the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had
children
Prince Harry was third in line to the
throne now Prince Harry is 6 followed by
any children he and Megan Markham may
have and last but not least there's
brexit the truth of the matter is that
the monarch has little to do with the UK
leaving the European Union but
considering all of the change that will
come from a departure from the EU the
monarchy may be the last standing and
the most stable institution left
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