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Source: The post is based on the article “Operation London Bridge: the 10-day process that kicked off with Queen Elizabeth’s death” published in Indian Express on 10th September 2022.
What is the News?
Queen Elizabeth II has died. The queen reigned over Britain for 70 years and her death is known in official circles in the UK as Operation London Bridge.
What is Operation London Bridge?
Operation London Bridge (also known by its code phrase “London Bridge is down”) is the funeral plan for Queen Elizabeth II.
The plan includes the announcement of her death, the period of official mourning and the details of her state funeral.
The plan was created as early as the 1960s and revised many times in the years before her death in 2022.
Several other plans were also created to support the implementation of Operation London Bridge such as Operation Unicorn, the plan that details what would happen if the Queen were to die in Scotland.
