Some critics immediately said the period of mourning was too long and could lead to hardship if promoters, nervous of offending public sensibility, cancelled swathes of events.
has, in one of his first acts as monarch, said that it is his wish that official mourning for the queen be observed until seven days after her funeral.is expected to be held on Monday 19 September, this implies that the country will be in official mourning until 26 September.
The well-prepared plans for the queen’s death and funeral, codenamed Operation London Bridge, slid into action Friday, with Charles boarding a plane to London and expected at Buckingham palace at 2pm local time. Gun salutes will be fired in London parks at 6pm, a public church service will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Charles will make a televised address to the nation.
On Sunday, the queen’s coffin will be taken to her Scottish residence, the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh. The public will be able to view the coffin on Monday, and on Tuesday the coffin will be flown to London. After spending a night at Buckingham Palace, the queen, from Wednesday, will lie in state at Westminster Hall for four days.Charles and Camilla, meanwhile, will be undertaking a full tour of the United Kingdom, visiting all four of its nations.
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