People mourning the passing of the UK's longest-reigning monarch are looking forward to a Bank Holiday to celebrate her memory.
On Thursday, the nation was told Queen Elizabeth II had died at Balmoral a few hours earlier, at the age of 96, as several senior members of the Royal Family headed to Scotland to be with her. Buckingham Palace announced the death of Her Majesty in a statement which read: "The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral and return to London in the morning."
On Saturday it was confirmed the day of the Queen’s funeral will be a national bank holiday, meaning millions of people may be given the day off work. The government said Her Majesty’s funeral will be at 11am on Monday, September 19, and will be a bank holiday for the whole of the UK.
