The method of travel depends on where she dies, if at Sandringham, her body will be taken by royal train to St Pancras where the PM and cabinet members will be waiting. Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will return to Buckingham Palace. MPs will also give tributes in the House of Commons after the PM's statement the day before. The following morning, POLITICO reports, members of the Accession Council will name Charles the new king and a proclamation will be read out at St James' Palace and the Royal Exchange. The Prime Minister will hold an audience with Charles, while the Ministry of Defence will organise gun salutes and a minute of silence will be held across the country. On the day of the Queen's death, the soon-to-be crowned King Charles will address the nation in a televised broadcast.

This will sit in tandem with an announcement on social media and flags are to be at half-mast within 10 minutes of the news. MPs and senior civil servants will receive a call and an email stating: 'Dear colleagues, It is with sadness that I write to inform you of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.' This message will be delivered by Queen’s Private Secretary and sent to members of the Privy Council Office. On the day of her death, the Prime Minister will be one of the first to be informed of the monarch's passing. The hugely detailed plan has everything in place from the very moment the Queen passes away.įrom flag etiquette, to days of mourning, the protocols cover every base of life after the announcement that much of the public will find devastating. Plans are reported to be in place for national protocols that will be enacted in the event of the death of Queen Elizabeth II - a plan known as Operation London Bridge.

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