Operation London Bridge: Here's what happens next for the throne, currency, and more after the Queen's death

Rob Price,Monica HumphriesSep 8, 2022, 22:14 IST

Queen Elizabeth II.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Queen Elizabeth II, 96, has been on the throne for 70 years.
As the longest-reigning monarch in British history, her death will result in many changes.

Queen Elizabeth II is 96 years old. Most British people have never known life without the Queen.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth visits Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth at HM Naval Base in Portsmouth, Britain May 22, 2021.Steve Parsons/PA Wire/Pool via REUTERS

Buckingham Palace has long planned for the days following the Queen's death. The operation was reportedly nicknamed "London Bridge."

At Buckingham Palace, plans were put in place for handling the Queen's death.Lukasz Pajor/Shutterstock

Most staff members at the palace will be sent home.

A ballroom in Buckingham Palace.Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

There will be an outpouring of condolences from around the world.

The Queen greets crowds on a visit to Uganda in 2007.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Flags will fly at half-mast.

The Union Flag on Victoria Tower on December 6, 2013, the day after Nelson Mandela's death.Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Many businesses in the UK will close.

The London Stock Exchange will likely close.Toby Melville/Reuters

Britain's overseas outposts will also be in mourning.

The British Embassy in Spain.Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images

Behind closed doors at the palace, an "Accession Council" will convene.

St. James's Palace.Elisa.rolle/Wikimedia Commons

The new monarch will swear loyalty to Parliament at the council, and an "Access Proclamation" will be issued.

The Royal Standard, as flown in England, Northern Ireland, Wales, and overseas. A variant is employed in Scotland.Barryop/Wikimedia Commons

Politicians will swear allegiance to the new monarch.

Both houses will be suspended until after the official state funeral.Ray Collins/Getty Image

Charles could change his name.

Charles could change his name.Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters

Prince William is not going to become king.

William will become the new Prince of Wales, Charles' current role.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen consort.

Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.Rob Jefferies/Getty Images

The Queen's body will lie in state.

The late King George V lying in state in London's Westminster Hall.Hulton Archive/Getty Images

There may be a new Vigil of the Princes.

Prince Charles stands in vigil at the coffin of his grandmother, the Queen mother, on April 8, 2002, in Westminster Hall.Pool Photo/Getty Images

There will be a public outpouring of grief.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh look at floral tributes laid outside Buckingham Palace in memory of Princess Diana on September 5, 1997.Ian Waldie/Files/Reuters

The funeral will be attended by leaders from around the globe.

Margaret Thatcher's coffin being transported by gun carriage ahead of her funeral.Ronnie Macdonald/Flickr

Billions of people around the world will watch the funeral.

The Queen mother's funeral on April 9, 2002.Sion Touhig/Getty Images

The Queen will be buried at the King George VI memorial chapel at Windsor Castle.

Windsor Castle on August 5, 2020.DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images

A year later, it will be time for a coronation.

Queen Elizabeth leaving Buckingham Palace the morning of her coronation.AP Images

The coronation will cost Britain billions of pounds.

Decorations along Victoria Street in London ahead of the 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.Ben Brooksbank/Flickr

New currency will be printed and minted immediately.

British currency will change to reflect the new monarch.Matt Cardy/Getty Images

The British national anthem will change.

Charles gives a toast during a dinner at the White House on November 9, 1985, as first lady Nancy Reagan looks on.AP Images

Police officers will need new uniforms, as will soldiers.

A British police officer.FaceMePLS/Flickr

Passports and stamps will need to be updated.

The British passport refers to "Her Majesty."Christopher Elison/Flickr

Even mailboxes will need a change.

A red mailbox in the UK.shrinkin'violet/Flickr

The Queen will also be memorialized.

A marble sculpture by the British artist Marc Quinn titled "Alison Lapper Pregnant" on Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth on September 16, 2005.Dan Regan/Getty Images

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