Bank holiday confirmed for date of Queen's funeral

The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II will be a bank holiday, with thousands expected to line the streets of the capital.

King Charles III this weekend approved the date of Monday 19 September and confirmed that it would be a bank holiday.

The state funeral will be held at Westminster Abbey at 11am and will be attended by dignitaries and world leaders.

Prior to the funeral, the Queen will lie-in-state in Westminster Hall for four days, to allow the public to pay their respects, with large queues anticipated.

On the morning of Monday 19 September, the lying-in-state will end and the coffin will be taken in procession from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey, where the state funeral service will take place.

Following the funeral the coffin will travel in procession from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch. From Wellington Arch, the coffin will travel to Windsor and once there, the state hearse will travel in procession to St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle via the Long Walk. A committal service will then take place in St George's Chapel.

The government has confirmed that the bank holiday to mark the state funeral of the Queen, will operate in the same was as others, meaning employees will not have a statutory entitlement to time off, and employers can deduct the day’s leave from annual holiday entitlement.

While there is no right to a day off the government has encouraged employers to respond sensitively to requests from workers who wish to take time off, in light of a "unique national moment".

Schools will close for the day, but businesses will have the option to remain open.

The Queen died at her Scottish residence, Balmoral, last week, at the age of 96.

Following her death those that had served the country’s longest-reigning monarch shared their recollections and tributes with The Caterer.

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