There will also be a blackout of social media communications by all British public institutions on the day when - as late as possible, in the hopes of many subjects - Queen Elizabeth II dies. This was revealed by Politico, who was able to see unpublished elements of the so-called London Bridge Plan: prepared by the London government with obvious advance in anticipation of a destiny that belongs to everyone, and whose fundamental lines had, moreover, already been leaked in the newspapers of the United Kingdom over 4 years ago. As has been known since 2017, the watchword with which Buckingham Palace and Downing Street will confidentially give immediate news of the mourning event will be 'London Bridge is down': that is, 'London Bridge has collapsed'.
Now Politico adds that public information - destined to be entrusted exclusively as a first flash to the national PA agency - will then be handled according to very specific standards from government and royal family websites. The official news will be given by the Buckingham Palace portal on a black background, while all institutional and government sites will be simultaneously listed in mourning: with interruption of the dissemination of any non-urgent content and temporary suspension of the possibility of retweeting messages.
Also confirmed the provisions on the last farewell to the queen of records: among other things with the transfer of the body to the Palace of Westminster, seat of Parliament, where the funeral home will be established and there will be the opportunity to bring the public for three days of tribute. While the solemn state funeral will be held 10 days after the death, against the backdrop of a day of national mourning. The plan finally lists the formal steps towards the subsequent coronation of Prince Charles, personally indicated in his capacity as heir to the throne. Not without attributing specific responsibilities to the Foreign Ministry for welcoming foreign guests of honor and for coping with the expected increase in tourists; as well as that of the Defense for the care of the military ceremonial aspects of funeral parades,including the blanking of cannons in view of the funeral. The access to documents allowed to Politico - notes the Guardian - does not seem to be linked to any alarm or hypothetical worsening of the conditions of the sovereign, 95 years old, almost 70 of whom on the throne. Conditions on which the court remains reassuring if anything.