One of the country’s biggest pub groups has confirmed they will stay open for the Queen’s funeral. Taking place on Monday, 19 September, the day of the funeral has been confirmed as a Bank Holiday by King Charles.
Stonegate, which has more than 70 sites in Manchester including The Beech Inn, The Metropolitan and Oxnoble, has said its branches will stay open to ‘honour her life and service’. It joins a number of other large pub chains keeping their pubs open to allow people to “share memories and pay their respects”.
In a statement shared with The Caterer, a spokesperson for Stonegate Group said: "The passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is a momentous and sombre occasion. We send our deepest condolences to the Royal Family at this sad time.
