Workplaces and shops are not obliged to close now that the Queen has died, although some may choose to do so as a mark of respect. The Royal Botanic Garden in Kew, London, for instance, decided to close on Friday following the announcement of the monarch's death.
Shops and supermarkets
Virtually every major supermarket chain in the UK has announced that it will be closed on the day of the funeral, including Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Tesco, Morrisons, Aldi, Iceland and Lidl.
Shops and supermarkets are largely open. The official government advice is: “There is no obligation on organisations to suspend business during the national mourning period.
Her Excellency provided Royal Assent for a Bill to create a public holiday on September 22 – a National Day of Mourning to commemorate the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Legally, there does not need to be anything done in Australia to result in the change from queen to king. That happens automatically as soon as a monarch dies. When Queen Elizabeth II died, Charles immediately became king of Australia.
The public holiday will be a one-off for 2022 to allow Australians to pay their respects. "I have asked Premiers and Chief Ministers that Thursday 22 September 2022 be declared a National Public Holiday in honour of the life and service of our late Queen," Albanese said.
Andrew Murphy, chief operating officer of The John Lewis Partnership, said: "We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen. "We will be closing our stores on the day of her funeral as a mark of respect, and because we believe this is the right thing to do for our partners and customers."
Prince Charles will immediately become king
Although there will be rituals and ceremonies aplenty, Prince Charles, who succeeds the queen, doesn't need any of that to actually become king—that happens instantaneously, despite the reasons some British citizens don't want Prince Charles to be king.
Will there be any extra flights? Unless you're a head of state, no, there are unlikely to be any extra flights. EasyJet told The Independent: 'Given our extensive flying schedule into and around the UK, we do not have any current plans to increase flying over the coming days. '
Schools across the UK are set to remain open following the Queen's death after the Department for Education issued guidance.
English football matches have been postponed. This includes all Premier League and EFL games. It has been suggested that games may be suspended until October, though this is yet to be confirmed.
“The decision, taken jointly by the Palace and the police, was apparently the result of fears that the passing of the train down the East Coast line would create unprecedented policing problems.
All the flights disrupted by the Queen's funeral as 15 are already cancelled - Mirror Online.
On the death of the Queen, her private secretary would be the first official (i.e., not one of her relatives or part of a medical team) to convey the news.
KFC said the majority of its restaurants would close during the Queen's funeral. However, some branches may stay open 'to ease pressure on public services'. A spokesperson for KFC said: "KFC UK&I is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.
A spokesperson said: “We can confirm that as a mark of respect and in honour of Queen Elizabeth II, we will be closing all of our stores across England, Scotland and Wales for the day of Her Majesty's funeral, Monday 19 September.
The Queen's funeral: Which businesses are open and closed? Major shops and businesses across the UK shut their doors as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
On the day of the funeral, schools and businesses will close, there will be a two-minute national silence, and the Stock Exchange will close. On Saturday 10 September, the King signed a proclamation stating that the day of the Queen's funeral (Monday 19 September) will be an official Bank Holiday across the UK.
There are two significant national days, Australia Day (26 January) and Anzac Day (25 April), which are nationwide public holidays. When a public holiday occurs on a Friday or Monday, the three-day period is colloquially known as a "long weekend".
If an employee is not required to work on Thursday, 22 September 2022 solely because it is a public holiday, they are entitled to be paid their normal pay for that day. If an employee is required to work on Thursday, 22 September 2022 then public holiday penalty rates may apply.
The Underground will run as normal, but some stations will be busier than usual, and 'some short-term safety measures such as queuing, closures, non-stopping trains or changes to the way customers enter or exit a station may be necessary'.
The Royal Family has revealed that the Queen's body will be flown from Edinburgh airport down to RAF Northolt tonight (September 13) before being taken to Buckingham Palace by hearse. The coffin will be accompanied on the flight and in the hearse by the Princess Royal, aka Princess Anne.
Social media users are spreading misleading messages that all private funerals will be cancelled in Britain on Sept. 19 to avoid clashing with Queen Elizabeth's State Funeral. This is not the case.
The Queen's body will be transported from Edinburgh, where she is lying in rest at St Giles' Cathedral, to the capital on the RAF's C-17 Globemaster before her funeral on Monday, 19 September.
Queen Elizabeth's coffin was transported from Westminster Hall to Westminster Abbey today on top of the 123-year, 5600-pound Royal Navy State Funeral Gun Carriage.