Inside the British government, the secret phrase "London Bridge is down" was issued, meaning the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The British woman died on September 9, and Charles III, who came to the throne, said: "The death of my beloved mother, the Queen of England, is the saddest time for me. I know that her loss will make the whole country feel Deep sadness."
Following the death of the Queen, the new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, announced that Charles had succeeded to the throne.
At the same time, a national mourning period began, expected to last 10 days.
The Queen's death also meant the launch of Operation London Bridge in response to her departure.
Since the 1960s, this plan has been secretly prepared for about half a century, and it was exposed by the US media in 2021.
The US political news website Politico reported in September 2021 after obtaining documents from the British Royal Family and Cabinet Office that the response plan for the Queen's death, code-named "Operation London Bridge", included information on the 10-day meeting between the Queen's death and the state funeral. Details of what happened.
According to the plan, the Queen's private secretary will be the first to call the Prime Minister within hours of her death to inform him that "London Bridge is down" (London Bridge is down). Departmental permanent secretaries, instructing them how to report this to their ministers, the various cabinet ministers.
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Cabinet secretaries are to email cabinet ministers and senior civil servants, with the aim that flags will be flown at half-staff across the UK government within 10 minutes.
The Ministry of Defence will also organise fire salutes across the country to pay tribute to the Queen.
As for the public, Buckingham Palace will issue an official notice to make the news public.
According to history, the BBC was the first to report on the death of a member of the royal family.
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The day the Queen dies will be called D-Day, the same name as D-Day in World War II, the next day is 1 day after the death (D-Day+1), the day after the day is 2 days after the death (D-Day+2), and so on .
Prince Charles will be announced the day after the Queen's death.
No matter where she dies, the Queen's body will be delivered to Buckingham Palace on the third day of her death, which is D-Day+2.
Then, five days after the death of the coffin, it will be sent from Buckingham Palace to the Palace of Westminster (Palace of Westminster) by parading the streets of London, and then open 23 hours a day for the public to pay condolences for three days.
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The state funeral will take place 10 days after his death at Westminster Abbey, then a hearse carrying the Queen's coffin will cruise through London and Windsor before burying Queen Elizabeth II at King George VI at Windsor Castle. Memorial Chapel (King George VI Memorial Chapel).