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Australia will mark a national memorial and national day of mourning to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II, who died early Friday morning Australian time. Federal parliament will be suspended for 15 days and gun salutes arranged across the country.
Legally, there does not need to be anything done in Australia to result in the change from queen to king. That happens automatically as soon as a monarch dies. When Queen Elizabeth II died, Charles immediately became king of Australia.
Bank holiday for the Queen's funeral
Monday 19 September 2022 is a national bank holiday in the UK. This is to allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects on the day of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral.
How many days do we get off when the Queen dies? While the UK will partake in a 10-day mourning period, only the day of the Queen's funeral will be considered a national holiday. So, for anyone Googling '12 day mourning period off work', you won't get a full fortnight to mourn the Queen.
The day of the funeral will be a Day of National Mourning, but employers will not be compelled to give staff a day off. The service will take place at Westminster Abbey, and a two minute silence will be held across the UK at noon.
Mourning period guidance
In the United Kingdom, the official mourning period following the death of Her Majesty The Queen continues until the day of the funeral. In Australia, there will not be an official mourning period.
Australians will get a one-off public holiday as a national day of mourning to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced.
The simple answer is No. Australia does not pay a cent for the maintenance or security of the Sovereign.
Will there be 12 days of mourning? Though the country won't get 12 days off to properly mourn the monarch, the official mourning period after the Queen's death lasts that long, with her funeral taking place on the ninth day. Each day after D-Day is known as 'D+1', 'D+2', and so on, until the funeral on the tenth day.
Before the funeral
And then, on the 10th day, the Queen's body will be moved to Westminister Abbey for a state funeral. The funeral will be attended by state officials from all over the world and will be coordinated by the armed forces and Government.
The day of the Queen's death - Thursday, September 8 - will be followed by a 12-day mourning period. During this time, the Queen's body will be moved to Buckingham Palace, from Balmoral, and preparations will be made for the state funeral. The Archbishop of Canterbury will be in charge of funeral proceedings.
The Royal Family has opened its books to show how the Queen receives her money. A taxpayer-funded payment, known as the Sovereign Grant, is paid to the Royal Family each year - but it's not the Queen's only source of income.
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan no longer receive money from the Royal Family, and earn their income from commercial arrangements.
Despite the belief held by many Australian landholders that they own their land absolutely, including anything above or below it, due to the Doctrine of Tenure, the law in Australia holds that the Crown has absolute ownership - not withstanding any native title claims.
Prince Charles will immediately become king
“The moment the queen dies, Charles becomes the sovereign, a quasi-mystical transformation that is marked ceremonially and legally the next day,” Gullace says. “The code name for Charles's accession to the throne is Operation Spring Tide.
Unlike the United Kingdom, Australia does not enter an official period of mourning, although there will be a fortnight-long “plan for observance”.
“The Queen Consort, really, gets first choice of the Queen's jewelry. And after that is Princess of Wales, of course, Kate.
Her Majesty leaves behind over $500 million in personal assets from her 70 years on the throne, which Prince Charles will inherit when he is crowned king.
Nowadays one of his main sources of income is via the Duchy of Cornwall, which made profits of $26 million in 2020 and $24 million in 2021. According to Bloomberg, William will now earn $24 million a year from the Duchy of Cornwall.
The Queen will be laid to rest today wearing only two precious pieces of jewellery. Her Majesty, who will be buried next to her husband Prince Philip later today, will wear only her wedding band and a pair of pearl earrings, despite owning a collection worth millions of pounds.
Schools were closed on the day of Elizabeth II's funeral as it is a bank holiday. The King announced the new bank holiday for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. According to Operation London Bridge, her funeral would take place 10 days after her death.
Will I be able to see the Queen's body or just her coffin? Her closed coffin containing her body will be displayed, raised on a platform called a 'catafalque' and covered by the flag called the Royal Standard.
The government announced on 10 September 2022 that the day of the Queen's funeral, Monday 19 September 2022, will be a Bank Holiday. This is in addition to the existing bank holidays, and is for 2022 only.
Can I take photos of The Queen's coffin in Westminster Hall? Unfortunately, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport have confirmed that no photography, videoing or mobile phones unless on silent or turned off will be allowed in Westminster Hall where The Queen's coffin will lay-in-rest.