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Elizabeth II’s funeral will take place on an official day of ‘national mourning’
Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday at the age of 96, and now a lot of people are now wondering what happens next. In a series of official plans published last year by Politico, it was revealed that the Queen’s funeral would most likely take place nine days after her death, though it has now been suggested that Monday September 19 may be chosen instead. It is expected that the service will take place at Westminster Abbey and that there will be a national two-minute silence at midday.
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Though the funeral will take place on a ‘day of national mourning’, which is effectively a bank holiday, it won’t be named as such. If the funeral falls on the weekend, an extra bank holiday will not be granted. If it falls on a weekday, there are no known government plans to order employers to give employees the day off. The documents state that it is a matter between employees and their staff.
It is a series of official activities observed by the majority of a country’s population to mark the death of a notable person. The government would declare it as such, and national broadcasters would make us all aware of the major events.
While the funeral will take place on a designated day of national mourning, a nationwide bank holiday will not be granted. It is at the discretion of individual institutions and businesses to decide whether to close. Banks, post offices and supermarkets will likely stay open unless the employers decide to give employees the day off to observe the day of mourning.
For nationwide closures to happen, like on a regular bank holiday, the government must request that businesses give employees the day off work. This isn’t likely to happen, and it’s expected that most businesses will stay open as usual.
Read more: Queen Elizabeth II visited 117 countries in her 70-year reign.
Plus: what will happen to coins, stamps and passports now the Queen has died?
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