Operation London Bridge: How the Queen's funeral will work | ABC News

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for decades this historic moment marking

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the death of queen elizabeth has been

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meticulously planned almost entirely in

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secret

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what we do know is that the next few

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days will be a showcase of tradition

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ceremonial symbolism and somber

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reflection on one of the greatest

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figureheads of the modern age

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many of the protocols and ceremonies

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taking place are deeply rooted in

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history and signed off by buckingham

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palace or the church of england

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over time there have been several

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adjustments and refinements

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officially this will be a 10-day affair

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that began the moment her majesty died

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in keeping with protocol the british

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prime minister was the first person

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contacted outside the palace the

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official notice is said to have been

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delivered by the queen's private

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secretary via secure phone lines in code

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declaring london bridge is down the news

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was then shared with the queen's

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representatives in the 14 other

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countries where she's been the head of

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state and then the other 40 nations of

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the commonwealth

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on receiving official notice from the

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palace british broadcasters appearing on

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camera changed into black clothing as a

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mark of respect

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the palace's notice to the public came

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with the simple act footman posting a

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black-edged notice just inside the gates

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of buckingham palace that same message

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is echoed on the palace website seen by

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millions

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the symbolism continues officials place

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black armbands exactly three and a

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quarter inches wide on their left arms

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across the united kingdom flags on

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official buildings are flown at

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half-mast

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the church of england instructs parishes

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across the uk to ring church bells now

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and for the next 10 days in recognition

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of the deaths of their supreme governor

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but those chimes will for the most part

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be muffled on every day of the morning

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period except for the day of the new

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monarch's proclamation

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the rhythms of daily life from the stock

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market to sporting fixtures being

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cancelled or closed as a sign of respect

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a special session of parliament

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commemorates the queen's life and

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service

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confirmation of the queen's death

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triggers another momentous chain of

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events

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prince charles moves from being heir

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apparent to monarch this is called the

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accession

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it's an entirely different operation

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codenamed spring tide

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although the official proclamation of

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his accession doesn't happen until

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tomorrow the day ends with the new king

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addressing the nation in his first

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public act as head of state

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one day after the queen's death flags

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are raised again to full mast this is

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the day the new monarch is proclaimed

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it involves an accession council formed

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of the privy council plus officers and

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commissioners of the state and

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commonwealth gathering ats and james's

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palace

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they announced the death of the

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sovereign and sign an official

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proclamation declaring charles the new

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king

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after this he takes the first of a

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series of oaths the coronation only

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comes later

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for now the proclamation is presented

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for the first time to the public outside

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james's palace heralded by trumpeters of

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the lifeguard

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from a balcony overlooking friary court

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the garter king of arms appears to

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proclaim the new king

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with that a 41 royal gun salute takes

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place at hyde park in london

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that's a 21 round royal salute and an

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extra 20 because it's fired at a

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designated royal park

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a carriage procession of heralds travels

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to the statue of charles the first at

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trafalgar square to repeat the

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proclamation

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this is symbolic because this statue

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represents the official center of london

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this pageantry is repeated across the

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city and country

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after the proclamation of a new king mps

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in parliament swear an oath of

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allegiance for the first time in decades

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they shall declare

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long live the king

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behind the scenes there are

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practicalities to take care of

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westminster hall next to parliament

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closes in preparation for a funeral

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ceremony on a rare scale

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a service will be held at edinburgh's

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and giles cathedral with members of the

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royal family in attendance after which

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the king will meet with scotland's first

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minister nicola sturgeon at the scottish

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parliament

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for the public the grieving is evident

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everywhere television programming has

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taken on a more somber reflective tone

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the bbc's red logo is replaced with a

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black version fewer comedies are shown

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no satire is aired

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on the morning of the third day after

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the queen's death charles receives an

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official motion of condolence at

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westminster hall before continuing to

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tour the rest of the united kingdom

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in scotland the queen's coffin will

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leave syngile's cathedral and be

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transferred to the royal train

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which will travel slowly overnight down

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the east coast main line to london

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after the coffin arrives in london it'll

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be transported to buckingham palace by

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car

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at this moment palace staff who served

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the queen are allowed to pay their

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respects in private

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king charles will travel to northern

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ireland to receive another message of

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condolence this one at hillsborough

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castle and attend a service at s

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cathedral in belfast

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the queen's coffin will be placed onto a

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carriage at buckingham palace and led in

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a short procession down the mall

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through horse guards parade in central

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london

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past the cenotaph and big ben to

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westminster hall

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here the queen's body lies in state on a

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catapult an ornamental platform draped

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in purple

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the royal orb scepter and imperial crown

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are placed on the casket

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king charles back from his tour of

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scotland in northern ireland leads

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family members in mourning at a memorial

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service

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soldiers made up of members of the army

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air force navy gurkhas and beefeaters

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stand guard as the doors open to the

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public for 23 hours a day

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during the single hour the hall is

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closed a new wreath is placed on the

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coffin

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many thousands of visitors are expected

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to line up to pay their respects to her

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majesty who lies in state for three days

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naturally there are concerns of

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overcrowding not just on public

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transport the strain will also be seen

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on services providing accommodation

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food health care and policing

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the king's tour of the home nations

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concludes in cardiff where he receives

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another motion of condolence this time

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from the welsh parliament before

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attending a memorial service at landau

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cathedral

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it's expected that the tenth day will be

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the culmination of the official morning

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period

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before the funeral the queen's coffin

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will be cleaned and refreshed the day of

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the funeral is designated a day of

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national mourning

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schools the stock exchange and many

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businesses are closed as the whole

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country and much of the world come to a

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standstill

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from westminster hall the queen's coffin

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is moved across the road to westminster

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abbey she becomes the first monarch to

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have a funeral here since 1760.

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the funeral is expected to begin at 11am

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and will be officiated by the archbishop

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of canterbury

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there are about 2 000 invited mourners

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and a television audience expected to be

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in the billions

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in keeping with tradition the broadcast

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cameras inside and not permitted to show

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the royals faces during prayers

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after the ceremony the coffin will be

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placed on the same funeral carriage that

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was used for three generations of kings

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before her from her father to her

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great-grandfather

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from here the queen's coffin is carried

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to its final resting place inside saint

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george's chapel in windsor castle

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next to the tomb of her father king

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george vi

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this is the same chapel where prince

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philip's funeral was held his remains

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will be moved a short distance from the

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royal fault and placed beside hers to

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symbolically reunite them

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parallel to all this prince william

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becomes prince of wales and heir

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apparent his children are next in line

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to the throne by order of their birth

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including princess charlotte a vote by

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the commonwealth in 2011 ensured she

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becomes the first princess in british

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history to retain her place in the line

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of succession and not overtaken because

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of her gender

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all printed money

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stamps mailboxes and police uniforms

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will slowly be replaced with the coat of

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arms of the new monarch and image of the

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king

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the lyrics of the national anthem are

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also adjusted to declare god save the

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king

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this is likely the largest funeral

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arrangement undertaken in our lifetime

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between the multiple bank holidays the

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state funeral and related ceremonies

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it'll cost british taxpayers billions of

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pounds

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a grand a tribute to the longest

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reigning monarch in british history

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