Overview

• The King has factored the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and their two children into every phase of his state funeral plan, codenamed Operation London Bridge, positioning them alongside senior royals in ceremonies.
• Under the blueprint, Prince Harry will walk beside his brother in the procession through central London, and the Sussexes are to hold a family vigil during the lying in state at Westminster Hall.
• Plans allow Prince Archie to attend the service at Westminster Abbey and Princess Lilibet to join the committal at St George’s Chapel, granting the young grandchildren official ceremonial roles.
• Reflecting Charles’s environmental convictions, the funeral will incorporate sustainable measures and shorten the royal mourning period to match the national mourning duration.
• Buckingham Palace stresses these arrangements remain provisional pending final sign-off, even as the King extends invitations to the Sussexes for the 2027 Invictus Games and his 80th birthday as reconciliation gestures.