Buckingham Palace has launched an investigation after secret contingency plans about the Queen’s death were leaked to the media.
“Furious” Buckingham Palace aides have launched a mole-hunt after detailed papers for the Queen’s death sensationally leaked.
Top officials are said to be on the warpath, with a probe into who revealed the documents under way.
The secret blueprint for Operation London Bridge – the codename for the plans – reveals every detail of the official response, from Charles’ “mourning tour” of the UK to what royals will post on social media.
It also details fears that London will be “stretched to breaking point” as millions of mourners head to the capital.
The top-secret document was handed to a political website in a shocking breach.
Aides are now tracking the person responsible after the plans made headlines around the world.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Anne. Picture: Andrew Milligan/AFP
Such details are meant to remain private and embargoed – as they were when the Duke of Edinburgh died in April.
Prince Philip planned his own funeral arrangements as part of Operation Forth Bridge.
His coffin arrived at St George’s Chapel in Windsor in a specially-adapted Land Rover, as per his specific instructions.
The country heard of his wishes after he died at the age of 99 at Windsor.
But every detail of the plans for the Queen were leaked, from the announcement of the monarch’s death to her state funeral 10 days later.
Prince Charles will be pronounced king the morning after his mother’s death, before immediately heading on a tour of the country to grieve with the public.
And the day the Queen dies will be known in Whitehall as D-Day, according to Politico, which published the papers.
The Prime Minister will be told by Buckingham Palace’s most senior courtier: “London Bridge is down.”
The head of the civil service and top ministers will also be informed.
Flags will be lowered to half-mast across government buildings within 10 minutes and Parliament will adjourn if sitting…READ FULL ARTICLE HERE…— Australia’s leading news site
