‘Dusting off’ King Charles’ funeral plans – Preparing for ‘Operation Menai Bridge’

Palace officials, according to the Daily Beast, are reviewing copies of a several-hundred-page document titled “Operation Menai Bridge” – a reference to the death of King Charles.

The question that dominates and no one is going to ask in public is how sick King Charles is. Rumors that he is much sicker than his aides are letting on run rampant in British society.

Friends of King Charles lower their voices and comment that the news is not good. Palace officials did not respond to official requests for comment on the matter from The Daily Beast.

His team had made it clear that they would not be providing continuous updates since he disclosed his health problem.

King Charles has not revealed the type of cancer he is suffering from. He had only informed that it was not prostate cancer. He regularly visits London for radiation therapy.

The state of his health is a matter of public interest and is certainly of concern to many in certain branches of government.

The Daily Beast has information that King Charles’ funeral plans are regularly updated. And not only that. They are looking at a document which sets out what went well after Queen Elizabeth’s funeral and what could be done better the next time a monarch dies.

The government department responsible for state funerals, the Cabinet Office, declined to comment on claims that the ‘Operation Menai Bridge’ document was regularly updated.

Family friends and those close to King Charles are genuinely upset at the prospect of the UK losing its king much sooner than anyone had imagined, but are trying to remain positive.

“He’s determined to beat it”

“Of course he’s determined to beat it. Everyone remains optimistic, but he is really very unwell. More than they let on,” a source told The Daily Beast.

Multiple sources said palace officials are now regularly reviewing copies of the Menai Bridge document.

All royals have ‘Dusted off’ King Charles’ funeral plans – Preparing for ‘Operation Menai Bridge’ code words based on bridges to be used on their deaths – Queen Elizabeth’s death plan was codenamed ‘ Operation London Bridge’. The Menai Bridge connects the island of Anglesey to mainland Wales.

While all sources stressed that the notes are regularly reviewed by the palace and the military, one source said the plans are being “dusted off” and actively updated.

Another source points out that they are looking at every aspect of the Menai Bridge. “Queen Elizabeth’s funeral went like clockwork and set the bar high. It’s not something emotional, it’s a job that is taken seriously,” he emphasizes.

The “suspicious” silence

“Planning for the worst is what the military does,” a military source told The Daily Beast. “Planning for King Charles’ funeral began the day after Queen Elizabeth’s burial”.

The British press has chosen a remarkable silence on the subject of King Charles’ health and funeral planning. This is not only out of respect for the palace, but rather because of very strict rules and laws in the UK governing medical privacy and the publication of personal information.

Royal writer Christopher Andersen told the Daily Beast that “it’s not just the king who needs to rethink his own funeral plans. Every senior royal does. Prince William and Prince Harry were only teenagers when they were asked to plan their own funerals. They are asked to choose their own music, flowers, prayers and who will read them. Royals are constantly reminded that when they die, their loss will be a momentous event. They cannot escape this macabre fixation on death.”

“Charles’ reign will by definition be short, but no one can guess at this moment how short it will be,” he underlines.