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Queen Elizabeth's body never returned to London by train in case it stoked "anti-monarchy sentiment" because there would have been so much disruption to travel arrangements.
Queen Elizabeth's body was supposed to be transferred from Ireland to London by train but the plan was abandoned amid fears of stoking 'anti-monarchy sentiment.'
Lt Col Anthony Mather spent more than a decade drawing up 'London Bridge', the codename given to the arrangements for when the Queen died.
King Charles is understood to want his Coronation to set the tone for a streamlined monarchy, while retaining some of the pomp that stunned the world during the Queen's funeral.
Everything about the Queen's funeral was fascinating, writes Moreen Simpson, but there were two clear showstopping moments.