The June 2022 Platinum Jubilee festivities for Queen Elizabeth were both spectacular and poignant.
“This is how the world will learn of Queen Elizabeth’s death.
Flags will be immediately flown half-staff, and muffled church bells will toll.
In short, the national grief will be positively historic, and for good reason.
Anyone alive at the time has few to no memories of her father, King George VI.
The grieving process also serves a psychological purpose.
As grief expert John Frederick Wilson toldThe Conversation, a death disrupts our sense of stability and familiarity.
But giving ourselves time to mourn allows us to adapt to life without the loved one.
PerBBC News, approximately 200,000 mourners showed up when the Queen Mother passed away in 2002.
When will the rest of the world find out Her Majesty has passed?
In 1952, when George VI passed away, it was four hours before the BBC announced the news.
Princess Diana’s death, meanwhile, was confirmed within just 15 minutes.
However, Britons will only get one day off work, as an extra bank holiday.
