The Death of Queen Elizabeth II – What happened on Monday, September 12, 2022

St. Giles Cathedral, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, Scotland; Credit – By Carlos Delgado – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35465527

Operation London Bridge was the codename for the detailed set of plans following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The plans had long been planned in consultation with the Government. The following is what happened on Monday, September 12, 2022.

  • King Charles III visited Westminster Hall, at Parliament in London where both Houses of Parliament met to express their condolences.
  • King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla traveled by air to Edinburgh, Scotland as part of Operation Spring Tide, the codename for King Charles III’s first trip as king to all four nations of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland).
  • In the afternoon, Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin traveled by procession from Holyroodhouse, the Royal Family’s residence in Edinburgh, Scotland, up the Royal Mile to St. Giles Cathedral accompanied by King Charles III and members of the Royal Family. The Royal Family attended a service at St Giles Cathedral to receive the coffin.
  • The coffin lay in rest at St. Giles Cathedral guarded by The Royal Company of Archers, a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign’s bodyguard in Scotland. The people of Scotland visited the cathedral to pay their respects.
  • King Charles III had an audience with Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at Holyroodhouse.
  • King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla attended the Scottish Parliament where they received a motion of condolence.
  • In the evening, King Charles III and his three siblings stood vigil at their mother’s coffin at St. Giles Cathedral.