Customers shut out of shops and takeaways for several hours on Monday as the nation paid tribute to the longest-serving monarch in history queued to get back when they reopened at 5pm, minutes after Queen Elizabeth's service had ended. Shops, pubs, cafes and restaurants across the country closed on Monday as a mark of respect during the funeral for the Queen.
McDonald's closed all its 1,300 branches across the country. By 5pm cards could be seen queuing to get back in. At Woodfields Retail Park, Bury, as the clock struck 5pm, a dozen cars were queuing and a member of staff removed a series of orange traffic cones to allow customers to enter the car park, reports MEN.
The Queen's committal service in Windsor ended just before 5pm.
