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[[File:Menai Suspension Bridge Dec 09.JPG|thumb|[[Menai Suspension Bridge]] (pictured in 2009), the plan's namesake]] |
[[File:Menai Suspension Bridge Dec 09.JPG|thumb|[[Menai Suspension Bridge]] (pictured in 2009), the plan's namesake]] |
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'''"Operation Menai Bridge"''' is the [[code name]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/royal-death-codenames-what-mean-5354408|title=Royal death codenames and what they mean|first=Beth|last=Cruse|date=29 April 2021|website=BristolLive}}</ref> for plans related to the death of King [[Charles III]] |
'''"Operation Menai Bridge"''' is the [[code name]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/royal-death-codenames-what-mean-5354408|title=Royal death codenames and what they mean|first=Beth|last=Cruse|date=29 April 2021|website=BristolLive}}</ref> for plans related to the death of King [[Charles III]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://meaww.com/operation-menai-bridge-funeral-plans-for-king-charles-iii-after-operation-london-bridge-simon-morgan|title=Operation Menai Bridge: Funeral plans for King Charles will commence after London Bridge's success | MEAWW|website=meaww.com}}</ref> The [[Menai Suspension Bridge|name]] refers to a suspension bridge in Wales. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
Revision as of 02:31, 17 October 2022
"Operation Menai Bridge" is the code name[1] for plans related to the death of King Charles III.[2] The name refers to a suspension bridge in Wales.
Background
When King George VI died, it was communicated by using the phrase "Hyde Park Corner", to avoid Buckingham Palace switchboard operators learning the news too soon. For Queen Elizabeth II, the code word was "London Bridge is down".[3][4]
References
- ^ Cruse, Beth (29 April 2021). "Royal death codenames and what they mean". BristolLive.
- ^ "Operation Menai Bridge: Funeral plans for King Charles will commence after London Bridge's success | MEAWW". meaww.com.
- ^ "'London Bridge is down': the secret plan for the days after the Queen's death". The Guardian. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "What happens when the Queen dies - 'Operation London Bridge' explained". The Independent. 15 September 2022.