A number of bar and pub chains have confirmed their opening times for next Monday following the announcement of the Queen's funeral.
Supermarket giants such as Sainsbury's and Aldi, local National Trust sites and museums and more will close their doors on Monday, September 19 following the announcement the Queen's funeral will be a bank holiday. High street stores such as Primark and John Lewis also confirmed plans to keep their doors closed.
While businesses are not required to shut their doors on the day of the funeral, many have made the decision to do so. Others have chosen to open for reduced hours, as many regularly do on other bank holidays.
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Major pub chains including JD Wetherspoon, Stonegate and Star Pubs & Bars have now confirmed their opening times for September 19. Wetherspoons says its central London, railway station and airport pubs will all remain open on Monday.
The majority of Wetherspoons venues will be shut for the funeral service, opening for the day from about 1pm after the funeral takes place. A spokesman for JD Wetherspoon said: "Pub company Wetherspoon is opening its pubs in central London, rail stations and airports and all of its hotels (hotels will be open for resident guests only) during normal trading hours from 8am until midnight on Monday September 19.
"The majority of its pubs will open later than usual, after the state funeral, at approximately 1pm and will remain open during normal trading hours after that."
The UK's biggest pub firm, Stonegate, said it plans to keep venues open and show footage of the Queen's funeral “where possible”. The company, which runs around 4,500 pubs and bars, said its managed venues will remain open to allow customers to celebrate the life of the Queen, with those running its leased and tenanted pubs able to independently decide whether they will open.
Star Pubs & Bars, said it may keep some venues open for the day as well, allowing independent leaseholders to decide. Downing Street has indicated that it is up to individual businesses how to approach the bank holiday.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said that the day of the funeral will operate as "a standard bank holiday". They added: "Obviously individual businesses will need to make the decisions about what's right for them and discuss with their employees but there is obviously no one-size-fits-all approach."
Government guidance is: "Some businesses may wish to consider closing or postponing events, especially on the day of the state funeral, however, this is at the discretion of individual businesses."
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