Shops, supermarkets and restaurants will close for the Queen’s funeral
Some of the UK’s major shopping chains, supermarkets and hotel businesses have announced they will be closing on the 19th due to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II to facilitate the follow-up by its collaborators of the funeral of the sovereigndied at the age of 96.
Although King Charles III has declared Monday a feast day, every business can decide to open as normal, given that most establishments in the UK generally operate most days of the year.
Among the supermarkets, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi, Waitrose, Lidl, Asda, Iceland and Tesc chainsor they will keep all their major stores closed, although some of them will open some convenience stores in city centers from 5 p.m. local time (1600 GMT).
Among the main commercial chains, the furniture store Ikeacomputer stores curries, retailers Argus Yes B&Q, and chains of clothes Primark Yes sportsdirect, among many other stores, as well as gym chainsthey said they would close their doors.
The Odeon Cinemas Yes cineworld They will be closed, while Vue cinemas will not show films, but the funeral can be followed, which will be celebrated from 11:00 a.m. local time (10:00 GMT) at Westminster Abbey.
The most ads, Instead, they expect to be open to allow the citizens gather in them see the funeral In many establishments, the two minutes of national silence scheduled at the end of the funeral will be observed.
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