Queen Elizabeth has lived quite long as the monarch of the British empire. She became the longest reigning monarch in 2015 when her tenure surpassed that of her great grand mother Victoria. In February 2017 She celebrated the Sapphire Jubilee, the first British Monarch to do so. And she may make it to the platinum Jubilee if she lives to 2022.
The Queen's death will mean a lot for the British nation especially politically and historically. And a lot will happen when she dies. It is likely that some of those things that will happen are those listed below. Read on to find out what and what will change about the British and the world when this Super-Monarch finally lays it all down.
- Operation London Bridge Will Commence.
This is a specific plan in place by Buckingham Palace that will be set off upon the death of the queen. British citizens will receive official announcements straight from the palace. Click here to read more about Operation London Bridge.
- The Use Of Code Words
When the Queen dies, codes words will be used by members of the royal family and every other person involved to communicate about the happening. This is probably to shield the knowledge from getting to the public before time. One code word that was apparently used before is "London Bridge is down"
- The British Parliament Will Convene
Queen Elizabeth II is currently the British head of State. After a Head of State dies the Parliament usually convenes to pledge allegiance to their successor. It happened in 1952 when the Queen's father King George VI died.
- Prince Charles Will Become King Of England
Prince Charles is the next in line to succeed the Queen upon her death. When the Queen dies Prince Charles will make a speech that evening and be crowned the next morning at 11AM the next morning, after swearing an oath known as the Ascension declaration.
Heralds will read a proclamation all over the city, Trumpets will blast the air and Canons will be sounding off royal salutes and the flags will be flying high. However Prince Charles' coronation won't take place until after the mourning is over.
- The Line Of Succession Will Change.
Prince Charles's ascension to the throne would make Prince William the heir apparent and Kate will become Princess of Wales.
Once Prince William becomes the heir apparent his children with become next in line to the throne. The order will be: George, Charlotte, Louis and then Prince Jarry
- The London Stock Exchange With Be Affected
As a mark of respect for the Queen upon her death, the London Stock exchange is expected to be close and all trading suspended. Depending on the length of time this happens, the cost to the UK economy might be in the billions of pounds. This will only happen if the Queen dies on weekdays as they don't trade on weekends.
- Comedy In Britain Will Be Suspended
This was done when George IV died in 1952. And the British have planned to do so upon the death of the Queen.
- New Currency
When the Queen dies and Prince Charles ascends new currency bearing his portrait will be produced and the ones bearing that of his Predecessor will be taken out of circulation. It is said that Prince Charles have already sat for the portrait and production is expected to begin upon the Queen's demise.
- It Will Be The Major Talk Of The News And The Media
For a woman that is the most famous woman of her time, her death would definitely resound far and wide and due to how the media will break it, many will definitely hear of it. There will be even announcements of the death on flights around the world. And it would definitely trend on the social media for days on end.
This and much more are ways Britain and the World will be affected when Queen Elizabeth passes away. Drop your comments and leave a like and share to others. you may like also to read this article: Queen Elizabeth and 9 Other Rulers That Executed Their Own Relatives. It shows how messed up the it can be to rule as a monarch, there are things you can't avoid once you climb up there.
