Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday 19th September will be a national bank holiday, it has been announced.

This will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign while marking the final day of the period of national mourning.

This bank holiday will operate in the same way as other bank holidays, and there is no statutory entitlement to time off. Employers may include bank holidays as part of a worker's leave entitlement.

The bank holiday will take place across the United Kingdom.

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