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Operation Unicorn is now underway as The Queen dies in Scotland

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8th September 2022

Her Majesty The Queen has died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, and Operation Unicorn is now underway.

Operation Unicorn was organised if The Queen was to die in Scotland, which, sadly, has now taken place.

Immediate business in the Scottish Parliament has been suspended to prepare for the state funeral.

A 10-day mourning period will now be underway.

Her body will be transferred to London via a train at Royal Train at Waverley Station.

Buckingham Palace announced on the evening of 8 September:

“The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon.

“The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”

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Brittani is from Tennessee, USA. She is a political scientist and historian after graduating with a degree in the topics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in December 2014. She also holds a master's degree from Northeastern University. She enjoys reading and researching all things regarding the royals of the world. She's been researching, reading, and writing on royalty for over a decade. She became Europe Editor in October 2016, and then Deputy Editor in January 2019, and has been featured on several podcasts, radio shows, news broadcasts and websites including Global News Canada, ABC News Australia, WION India and BBC World News.