What happens if the Queen dies during lockdown, for her funeral??

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My non-Brit partner just asked me what they'd do about her funeral and I don't know. What would happen? Put her on ice til later?

She died in 2007 . It's a robot all along .

I should imagine they would have a quiet funeral just family and film it for the masses

Bit morbid

They'll put her on ice till they can see it done right? Or take ghe opportunity to save money and do it quietly.

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Would a quiet one @Theunamedcat appease the masses you think? I imagine people would be up in arms.

Surely a quiet ceremony now with a celebration later.

I’ve wondered this, but more with regard to Philip.

I think they would either do as above - family only but filmed for TV - or invite the usual guests & go to a huge amount of expense and trouble to have everyone spaced as well as possible.

Let’s hope there’s no need to find out.

I think the country would go doolally if the Queen dies during lockdown.

The taxpayer would save a shitload of dosh, which would be a very good thing.

No idea but it's a bit negative in this shot time

It probably gave the people who've been planning it for decades, something new to consider.
Freshen it up a bit.

DS and I have discussed this recently. He thinks there will be a funeral televised. I think there would be total blackout in the media until after lockdown is lifted, and then trains would be cancelled to reduce footfall around the country, then it will be revealed that she has died and Boris will try to guilt trip people into not going to the capital for the funeral. No lying in state.

Maybe they just wont announce if she or phillip die in lockdown. For public safety to prevent crowds. How would we know either way.

I would assume it would probably still be a state procession but without crowds allowed to gather and social distancing enforced.

At present I think only 30 people could attend under covid rules. The Royal Family isn’t, and can’t be seen to be, above the law, so they would need to adhere to those rules.

Security numbers alone means probably none of the Royal Family could physically attend. It would definitely be filmed, which is also probably a film crew over 30 in itself.

@Motheroftwofeline

Bit morbid

Not really, she's 95 this year. Realistically, she could go any minute.

Bit tasteless.

I think we’d go into mourning for the 12 days as planned but with no laying in State and a very small private funeral within regulations with a service of remembrance once we’re back to “normal”.

I've thought about this.

@CoronaIsWatching

I think the country would go doolally if the Queen dies during lockdown.

This! But it looks like she's got her mother's genes. Her Dad died young, but was a heavy smoker, and she is either a lifelong non-smoker or gave up a long, long time ago.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_London_Bridge

I note that the plan is updated 'several times a year', so I imagine they've already considered what to do in the current circumstances.

There’s enough doom & gloom without this post.

Its so bleak at the moment that a period of mourning would be no different! Apart from maybe the football and soaps would be cancelled?
And cheery music banned.

We will be told to stand on our doorsteps and clap.

laying in state 🐓

I hope that if the Queen dies during Lockdown, the public pressure to end Lockdown to mark the event would force the government to do so.

Sadly, I think I'm wrong, though.