What Will Happen After the Death of Queen Elizabeth II?

What to Expect After the Death of Longest Ruling Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II?

Queen Elizabeth II reigned for 70 years, making her the British monarch with the longest reign in history. It's impossible to foresee what will happen now since she's a prominent lady, and while we're all responding to her death in different ways, there are still so many unsolved worries about what will happen at the palace. What you may not understand is that a thorough strategy is in place and must be followed. Let us have a look at the top 10 events that will occur now that Queen Elizabeth II has died.

• Operation London Bridge 

Even though parts of the scheme were leaked to the public, the plan to replace Queen Elizabeth is code-named "London Bridge." Behind-the-scenes actions will develop with precision since it is critical to the operation that the chain of communication is followed exactly as planned to manage the dissemination of news appropriately. Because the information must be relayed to the British government before being made public, a similar strategy was implemented when Prince Philip, the Queen's husband, died in April of last year. When the Queen adopts legislation, many tight steps go into effect right once. First, the Queen's private secretary promptly tells the Prime Minister and the Privy Council Office, which works with both the monarchy and the government. The Queen's private secretary is intended to use the code words "London Bridge is down," after which the Prime Minister will hold an emergency meeting with the cabinet secretary and a senior cabinet member. The foreign office will next notify the Commonwealth's 15 governments and the 39 other Commonwealth nations of the news. So it's critical for the monarchy that information is well guarded before it becomes public knowledge.

• The Bells will Toll

Everyone in the UK will find out within 10 minutes of the news being disseminated throughout the world. The ceremonial traditions of the British Monarchy will commence in London. National flags will be flown at half-mast on all government and civic buildings across the UK, including churches and Royal residences. Multiple businesses will close for around 10 days.

• Prince Charles will be King

Although there will be rituals and ceremonies, the prince does not actually need any of that to become king. It happens immediately even though some British citizens don't want Prince Charles to be king. The moment that the queen passes, he officially becomes The Sovereign and will go through a kind of transformation that has carried out ceremonially and legally the very next day and yes there is also a code name for Charles's Ascension to the throne, it's called Operation Spring Tide.  The very first visitor to the new King has to be the Prime Minister and to ensure a smooth transition to the latest official head of state or members of parliament will gather to swear allegiance to Charles. These steps were also carried out just hours after Queen Elizabeth's father King George VI died way back in 1952. On the evening of Elizabeth's passing, Charles will address the nation and give a televised speech at 6 PM which the whole world will likely be watching. Next, a senior government figure will Proclaim Charles's Ascension to the throne at Saint James Palace at 11AM and he will be proclaimed King. Trumpets will sound, the flag will be raised up, and cannons will go off in a Royal salute. 

• Succession will Change

After Charles becomes king, Prince William one of Queen Elizabeth's grandchildren will move up and after his father's coronation, Prince William will assume the title of Prince of Wales in a separate ceremony. Charles is currently called The Prince of Wales, as that title is traditionally given to the next in line to the throne. This would make Kate Middleton the Princess of Wales but because this was Diana's title, she might choose a different one just out of respect for her late mother-in-law which is kind of like how Charles's current wife Camilla uses her own title “The Duchess of Cornwall” to. The Queen's passing would totally change the line of succession and put William and Kate's children closer to the throne. So George would become second in line, Charlotte would be third, and little Louis would be fourth in line, and Prince Harry will still technically remain below them in fifth place to the throne interestingly enough. The original Law stated that younger male heirs would be considered for the throne before their older female siblings, however, in 2013 this all changed and now any older female sibling born after the 28th of October 2011 can be considered first for the throne. So because Princess Charlotte was born in 2015, she gets to keep her place in line number 6.

• Mega Crowds

When the public learns, there will be a great outpouring of sadness, akin to the wave of emotion witnessed following Princess Diana's death in 1997. This is because most people have never known a period when Queen Elizabeth was not Queen, and they will be unable to envisage the moment she dies. It will be a time of great sorrow and potentially overwhelming for the British people. According to papers acquired by Politico, there is a worry that the number of people flocking to London to mourn Queen Elizabeth may number in the hundreds of thousands, creating a logistical headache for the city. The sheer number of people may overwhelm transportation systems, the hospitality industry, essential services, and even policing and crowd control, as happened after Prince Philip's death last year, when Buckingham Palace asked the public not to gather outside the Royal residences to leave tributes due to the pandemic, and a large number of people did anyway. Not only that, but it's difficult to see people not gathering after the Queen's death if only to leave gifts, souvenirs, and flower bouquets.

• Royal Tour

If his position is secured and Prince Charles becomes king, he will be ready to work before his mother's funeral. The monarch travels to Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales before the funeral. He meets with leaders, attends services, and goes out to meet people. It seems like a daunting task for anyone, especially when he is heartbroken, but Charles has spent his life preparing for this moment. So he will prepare well. Many Brits believe Prince Charles would be unfit to be king. One of the key criticisms is that he lacks the charm and warmth that Princess Diana possessed. He can seem as distant, and The New Yorker has called him a snob. In general, he never sought to relate to ordinary people, but Prince William has reached out to people just as much as his mother did and is seen as a far more sympathetic individual.

• The Queen's Funeral

The Queen's coffin is transferred from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Hall for public display. His funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey on the tenth anniversary of his death. Although there is no legal limit in the UK to the number of people who can attend a funeral, there may be restrictions on attendance. The Queen will rest at St. George's Chapel with other members of the Royal Family.

• Charles's Coronation

The event will not take place for several months to allow for a period of grief and preparation, but after the queen is put to rest, the palace will get to work organizing a coronation for the future king of England. For example, Queen Elizabeth succeeded to the throne after her father died in 1952, but her ceremonial coronation was performed a year and a half later to provide a suitable amount of time between a Monarch's death and a Crown ceremony. Charles will have chosen his name because British monarchs are allowed to choose their own ruling name when they take the throne, such as Queen Elizabeth's father King George VI, who was known as Bertie but chose to be King George after his father King George V. Elizabeth, on the other hand, had a much easier choice. After all, her birth name is the same as another of England's Great Queens, Elizabeth I.

• Camilla will be Queen

Although it didn't always appear likely, Camilla will be named Queen consort because, according to experts, the longer she is married to Prince Charles before he ascends the throne and the higher her public profile becomes, the more likely it is that she will be formally styled as Queen when Charles becomes king. So why was it assumed that despite her marriage to Charles, she had never legally been Queen? It has a lot to do with her current title, to be sure. Camilla was technically entitled to be named Princess of Wales as the wife of the Prince of Wales, but it was Princess Diana's title. She picked the Duchess of Cornwall instead, perhaps out of respect for her memory. So, because she elected to preserve her lower title, there was talk at the time of her marriage to Charles that she might be named Princess instead of Queen when Charles became king, but as her popularity has progressively climbed over the years, this appears less likely now. However, anyone who is unfamiliar with the history of Charles, Camilla, and Princess Diana should research it to understand why Camilla was so disliked in the first place.

• Uncertainty

Although there is great disagreement regarding what happens after the queen dies in terms of the monarchy's continuance. Despite speculations that Prince William would never be king before Prince Charles, the truth is that Charles is still likely to have a very short range owing to his age, unlike his mother, who suddenly became Queen at the age of 25. Prince Charles, 73, has spent his whole life preparing to be worn down. As of today, he is the longest-delayed Heir Apparent, and he will be the oldest British king ever to ascend to the throne, albeit the exact date is unknown. However, after his death, the monarchy will continue to streamline and modernise as a younger generation assumes the Reigns; however, it is less clear what will happen to the Commonwealth, which is the Association of Independent Former Colonies that accounts for nearly a third of the world's population. In 2018, the queen emphasized that it was her true intention that Charles continues as Commonwealth head, to which all government leaders agreed and publicly stated to the press that he would take her place when she died.

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