The Queen's funeral: Which businesses are open and closed? – BBC

By Jennifer Meierhans
Business reporter, BBC News

Major shops and businesses across the UK shut their doors as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
King Charles III approved a bank holiday on Monday for the state funeral at Westminster Abbey.
It was up to employers to decide whether to give staff the day off to observe the national day of mourning.
Many supermarkets and shop chains decided to close their doors, while others limited opening hours.
Here's an at-a-glance guide to what was open and closed on the day of the Queen's funeral.
It is thought more than a million people travelled to London for the state funeral so some convenience stores stayed open to give them access to food and drink.
Department stores Harrods, Selfridges, John Lewis and House of Fraser have shut their doors, while some shopping centres were showing the funeral on big screens.
Other shops that closed include:
Holiday resort Center Parcs backtracked over a decision to ask guests to leave its sites on the day of the Queen's funeral. Guests have been allowed to stay but on-site facilities including restaurants are shut. Butlin's holiday resort stayed open on Monday, with some changes to arrival times. Some leisure operators decided to close their doors as a mark of respect.
Some of the UK's largest pub and restaurant chains stayed open as a place for communities to come together to remember the Queen.
Other aspects of daily life have also been put on hold on the day of the state funeral.
Post offices were closed after Royal Mail announced its services would be suspended. Some of the UK's biggest strikes by postal workers and rail staff have also been put on hold.
Major London train stations will be open and hundreds of extra train services have been scheduled with some running through the night.
Pharmacies such as Lloyds and Well Pharmacy were shut all day.
Some funerals that were scheduled for Monday have been postponed, in some cases at the request of the bereaved families and others because cemeteries and crematoria are closed for the day.
The government advised on its website that the additional bank holiday "will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning".
Although it says that some businesses "may wish to consider closing or postponing events", there is no statutory entitlement to time off for workers.
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