After her coffin has traveled from Balmoral Castle in Scotland to London,Queen Elizabeth’sfuneralwill beheld at Westminster Abbeyon Sept. 19. Westminster Abbey was also the location of the Queen’s wedding in 1947 and her coronation in 1953.
The Queen will be buried next to her husband of 73 years,Prince Philip.
Funeral servicesforPrince Philipwere heldeight days after his deathin April 2021, when he died at 99 years old. Due COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the ceremony was massively scaled back and only a handful of family members could attend the service. In a striking image, the Queen sat alone in the pews to comply with social distancing practices.
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As the Queen is laid to rest, Prince Phillip will be moved from the Royal Vault beneath St. George’s Chapel, where he has been temporarily interned, and put beside his wife,The Telegraphreported.
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King Charles III’scoronationwill take place in a matter of months following an appropriate mourning period.
The Queen’s death on Thursday kicked offOperation London Bridge, the plan that reportedly lists what will happen in the United Kingdom followingthe monarch’s death, including how it will be announced to the public and all the steps that will occur in the days after.
Queen Elizabeth’s private secretary,Sir Edward Young, was the first official to convey the news (apart from her relatives and medical team), perThe Guardian. From there, Young, 55, contacted the newly-appointed prime minister,Elizabeth Truss, giving the code phrase “London Bridge is down” to signal the Queen’s death before the news was publicly announced.
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The Queen waslast seen in photoson Tuesday, where she appointed Conservative Party leader Truss, 47, as the new prime minister of the United Kingdom at Balmoral — a historic first.
The monarch had been experiencingepisodic mobility issues, and a source told PEOPLE that the decision was made to host the audience at Balmoral to provide certainty for schedules.
source: people.com
