Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, an 11-day plan called Operation London Bridge has been set in motion. This dictates the national mourning procedure and all official actions which need to take place.
This includes the funeral and burial of the late Queen, who died at the age of 96 at Balmoral in Scotland. According to Operation London Bridge, she will be buried at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, alongside other late members of the royal family.
Her final resting place will be the King George VI Memorial Chapel where her father King George VI, mother Queen Elizabeth and sister Princess Margaret are too. Prince Philip, her late husband, will be moved from the Royal Vault to lay alongside her in St George's Chapel, which has been the royal resting place since the 19th Century reserved for the highest level royals.
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A funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey and is expected to be attended by the royal family, heads of state and other significant dignitaries. Her coffin will also be placed in Westminster Hall to lie in state for three days so the public can pay their respects.
St George’s Chapel was built in the 14th century by King Edward III and then expanded upon the following century. It is both a royal peculiar, meaning it is separate from the diocese, and the Chapel of the Order of the Garter. The chapel sits in the grounds of Windsor Castle and has been used for many royal ceremonies over the years.
Most notably in recent years it was the venue for the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle as well as Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, both in 2018. It also played host to the wedding of the Queen’s youngest son Prince Edward in 1999 and then that of her eldest grandchild Peter Phillips in 2008.
King Charles III married Queen Consort Camilla in a civil ceremony, the religious blessing of which took place in the chapel. They were originally hoping to marry in Windsor Castle but this was moved to Windsor’s Guildhall instead as the castle is not formally a wedding venue.
There is no word yet on when the Queen’s funeral will take place. After this, the King has stated that the royal family will be in mourning for seven days.
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