Buckingham Palace has announced that the Queen is not well.

Prince Charles, Camilla and Prince William are currently travelling to Balmoral, Clarence House has said.

A Buckingham Palace spokesman said: “Following further evaluation this morning, The Queen’s doctors are concerned for Her Majesty’s health and have recommended she remain under medical supervision.

"The Queen remains comfortable and at Balmoral.”

The new Prime Minister Liz Truss tweeted: The whole country will be deeply concerned by the news from Buckingham Palace this lunchtime.

"My thoughts - and the thoughts of people across our United Kingdom - are with Her Majesty The Queen and her family at this time."

The Queen, 96, met Ms Truss at Balmoral on Tuesday to appoint her as the new prime minister.

Here are some of the things that will happen when the Queen dies:

  1. The Queen's Private Secretary will be the first official to convey the news. 
  2. The media will be informed via an announcement to the Press Association and the BBC through a radio alert transmission known as 'RATS'
  3. Buckingham Palace will have a notice outside which will symbolise The Queen’s passing. It will also be on the palace website.
  4. Parliament will be recalled. 
  5. If the Queen dies at Windsor Castle or Sandringham House, her coffin will be moved by car to Buckingham Palace within a couple of days.
  6. The day after the Queen's death, the Accession Council will meet at St James's Palace to proclaim the new monarch
  7. The Queen’s funeral day would become a national holiday, along with Prince Charles’ coronation as King.

 

As is the case whenever a member of the Royal Family dies, there are strict plans in place for what happens next, none more important than the death of the Head of State.

Each member of the Royal Family has their own code name, detailing the plans in place in the event of their death.

In the Queen’s case, the codename is Operation London Bridge.

Operation London Bridge

In September last year, new details of Operation London Bridge were leaked suggesting the day the Queen dies will be known as D-Day.

UK Government departments will be told to have flags at half-mast within 10 minutes after government officials are told and instructed to show “discretion”.

Prince Charles will become King when his mother passes and will address the nation on the day of his mother’s death.

The Prime Minister will be the first government official to release an official statement.

The Queen will be buried 10 days after her death with Prince Charles expected to embark on a UK tour in the days leading to the burial.

According to Politico, Parliamentary business will be suspended for 10 days and the sovereign’s coffin will lie in state for three days at the Houses of Parliament.

The Royal household will issue an official statement notifying the nation of the monarch’s passing.

What happens when the Queen dies?

On the day of the monarch’s death, Ministers will receive a call and an email reading: “Dear colleagues, It is with sadness that I write to inform you of the death of Her Majesty The Queen.”

The details of the funeral will be announced while government and royal websites will display a black banner.

Charles will deliver a speech to the nation before meeting the Prime Minister.

The day after the Queen’s death government officials will proclaim Charles their new king.

The Queen’s funeral arrangements

The day of the funeral will be a day of national mourning although employers will not be forced to give employees the day off work.

The funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey and a national two-minute silence will be held at noon.

The Queen will be buried at King George VI Memorial Chapel.