Operation Unicorn down London Bridge in full swing after Queen Elizabeth’s second death

Operation Unicorn down London Bridge in full swing after Queen Elizabeth's second death

Buckingham Palace planned the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II during her lifetime. It was decided to call the Queen’s death ‘Operation Unicorn’ and ‘London Bridge is down’.

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Operation Unicorn

First, preparations have been made for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. (photo credit: News Nation)

Highlight

    • Operation Unicorn was named after the national animal of Scotland
    • Draft protocol on Queen Elizabeth II’s death ready
    • Queen’s body to be brought to London by royal train from Scotland

London:

The death of Queen Elizabeth II at Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Thursday marked the end of an era of the British monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II said goodbye to the world after 70 years of being the Queen of Britain. 96 years old Queen Elizabeth From death to his funeral, Scotland’s death is a screw-up. now in uk ‘Operation Unicorn’ (Operation Unicorn) It’s started. Under this, there will be a process for ten days before the burial of the queen, but the implementation has not started yet. In its first phase, all members of the British monarchy Scotland On the death of the Queen at the age of 32, a plan was first prepared for the funeral, which was named ‘Operation Unicorn’. Under this, the day of the Queen’s death will be designated as ‘D-Day’ and every passing day thereafter as ‘D+1’ and ‘D+2’. Significantly, Queen Elizabeth II assumed the crown of the British monarchy in 1952 after the death of King George VI.

How will ‘Operation Unicorn’ be implemented?

    • Buckingham Palace planned the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II during her lifetime. It was decided to call the Queen’s death ‘Operation Unicorn’ and ‘London Bridge is down’. However, the death of the Queen in Scotland has made the funeral process a little more complicated.
    • The unicorn is the national animal of Scotland. Thus the death of Queen Elizabeth II in Scotland rather than in London was named ‘Operation Unicorn’. The unicorn is embellished on all symbols of the monarchy, including the royal costume. With the Lion of England.
    • Under the earlier rules, the day of the Queen’s death would be denoted as ‘D-Day’ and each subsequent day as ‘D+1’ and ‘D+2’.
    • Ahead of the official announcement of Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, she was seen dressed in black as part of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) presenting protocol. He announced the death of the Queen wearing a black suit and black tie. The BBC displayed a royal portrait of Queen Elizabeth on screen during the broadcast of the national anthem ‘God Save the Queen’. Along with this, the flag was also half-masted above the royal palace Buckingham Palace.
    • As part of Operation Unicorn, Queen Elizabeth II’s body will be moved from Scotland to London within a week of her death. Before this his body will be taken from Balmoral Castle in the Scottish capital Edinburgh to Holyrood House. This will be followed by a reception from the Royal Mile, Central Avenue to St. Giles’ Cathedral.
    • After this, the body of Queen Elizabeth II will be brought to London by royal train from Waverly station in Edinburgh. His body will be received in London by newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss, from where it will be brought to Buckingham Palace.
    • PM Liz Truss will perform a gun salute as a royal honor, as well as the address to the nation by the next monarch, King Charles.
    • The Queen will be cremated with national honors at Westminster Abbey on the tenth day of her death. A dedicated service will be held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Queen Elizabeth II will then be buried in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.

The process of declaration of death is Operation ‘London Bridge’
Under Operation ‘London Bridge’, the Queen’s personal secretary informed Prime Minister Liz Truss about the Queen’s death by saying ‘London Bridge Down’ as per protocol. The prime minister then formally announced the death of Queen Elizabeth II. After this the news of the Queen’s death reached the governments of 15 countries, of which she was also the President. The news was then spread to the 30 member states of the Commonwealth.




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