Secret code words that will be used when the Queen dies
When the Queen dies a highly detailed plan of how the nation will be told and what happens in the next days and hours will swing into action.
It includes a special codeword for the Queen and a detailed plan with everything from her undertakers name to the number of pall bearers and the length of gunfire salute in her honour.
Her last hours are likely to be overseen by her senior doctor, gastroenterologist Professor Huw Thomas, who will control access to her room and help decide what information should be made public.
According to a report, when she dies it will be Sir Christopher Geidt, the Queen’s private secretary, who will spread the news, first contacting the prime minister.
The Queen will be known by the codeword London Bridge and civil servants will say London Bridge...