A raft of supermarkets have confirmed they will be closed on the day of the Queen's funeral.
Tesco, Sainsbury's and Aldi confirmed they would shut their doors on Monday, September 19 - with further retailers announcing their closure.
Marks & Spencer and Asda are the latest to detail plans for the state funeral.
M&S said it will also halt deliveries to customers and shut stores except for “limited exceptions in London and Windsor”, where M&S will serve customers paying their respects to the Queen.
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Stuart Machin, chief executive at M&S, added: “All of us at M&S – and indeed across the country and beyond – feel a real and deep sense of loss and sadness at the passing of Her Majesty, as well as huge respect for the grace with which His Majesty King Charles III and the wider royal family have led the nation in our mourning.
“It is right that we make changes to our operational arrangements on the day of the funeral to ensure our colleagues across our stores and distribution network can participate, whilst supporting customers as they show their respects too.”
Even the limited exceptions will shut during the funeral itself, the retailer announced.
Franchise stores at travel locations and in public service sites, such as hospitals, are expected to remain open on Monday.
Asda said it will shut all its stores until 5pm on the day to allow employees to watch the funeral.
An Asda spokesman said: “As a mark of respect for Her Majesty The Queen, all Asda stores will be closed on Monday September 19 until 5pm to allow our customers and colleagues to recognise the passing of our late monarch and commemorate her steadfast service to our nation.
“We will not be offering online deliveries on Monday September 19.
“All our stores will close by midnight on Sunday September 18 and reopen at 5pm on Monday September 19.
“Those colleagues contracted to work while the stores are closed will receive their normal pay.
“Any colleagues who work when the stores reopen will be paid double time for the rest of the day.”
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Retailers are not required to shut their doors on the day of the funeral, and others may choose to open for reduced hours, as many regularly do on other bank holidays.
The 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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