No one wants to think of that terrible day whenQueen Elizabeth IIdies.
She’s been queen since 1952, and she has actually had thelongest reign of any monarchin British history.
During her reign, there have been14 prime ministersand14 U.S. presidents.
For those curious about how the royal family will continue on, here’s what will happen.
Then the prime minister will presumably help set the operation into action.
It’s possible that the world might not know that the queen has died for a little while.
They reportedlykeep these outfits with themat all times in case of a sad occasion.
This is a really important bit of planning because, in the past, it’s gone rather wrong.
There will likely be other programming changes as well.
In 1952, when King George VI died, the BBC stopped airing all comedy until after the funeral.
It’s fair to assume this could happen again.
But those rehearsals can also backfire.
“A number of tweets were sent from her Twitter account.
But hopefully everyone will know when it’s a rehearsal and when it’s the real thing.
Flags will fly at half-mast across the U.K. and workers may be sent home early, according toThe Guardian.
The U.K. financial markets will also likely close early that day, which could haveramifications on the economy.
During this time, a lot will happen, including the transport of Queen Elizabeth’s body.
However, the reality is that Her Majesty’s final service may be quite different.
Still, ceremonial funerals are very important; in fact, that’s whatPrincess Diana’swas.
According to theMirror, the Archbishop of Canterbury will lead the service for the queen’s funeral.
George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle,specificallythe King George VI Memorial Chapel.
TheQueen Motherand King George VI were buried there, as was the queen’s sister, Princess Margaret.
However, that’s not necessarily where Queen Elizabeth will be buried for certain.
Likely only the queen, her family, and her staff know her plans.
Everything that happens from this point on is very ceremonial.
At that point, Charles is king.
The same can be said forPrince Williamand his son Prince George.
The firstborn of the firstborn will always be next in theline of succession.
However there’s a chance that won’t happen.
But according toThe Constitution Unit at UCL, there are a few ways this can go.
But there won’t be a whole lot of new memorizing of the anthem.
The current anthem is very similar to the original one.
It just replaces “queen” for “king”!
Another change will be that Charles' face will be on money and stamps.
However, the money and stamps currently in circulation will not immediately become worthless.
They may even be considered by some to be collector’s items.
