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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II is greeted by flag-waving well-wishers as she visits the City Variety Music Hall in Leeds, West Yorkshire, northern England, on July 19, 2012 during her Diamond Jubilee tour. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended the opening ceremony at Leeds Arena, where they met construction crews and apprentices before watching musical performances and acrobatics, during the final leg of the tour to celebrate 60 years of her reign.
The country plunged into mourning after the death of the queen.
The palace said in a statement: “The Queen passed away peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
The Queen devoted her life to her royal duty.
She was the first British queen in history to reach her platinum jubilee, and she died just three months after national festivities in June to mark 70 years on the throne.
The queen was also the longest reigning monarch in the world.
After her death, the country will go into mourning and a state funeral will be held.
There will be disruption to institutions such as the stock market, days off for many people and closure of schools.
This is all you need to know:
Will schools close after the death of the Queen?
Schools will be closed on the day of Elizabeth II’s funeral.
It will be a state funeral and as such a large part of the country will be closed off.
According to Operation London Bridge, her funeral will take place 10 days after her death.
Elizabeth II died on Thursday, September 8.
Can schools be closed during mourning?
A period of mourning will begin after the death of Elizabeth II.
The Department of Education told GoodTo that it “will issue advice in a timely manner to all schools [the Queen die]”.
No advice was issued after the Queen’s death was announced this evening.
What is the period of mourning for the Queen?
There will be a 12-day period of mourning for the Queen in the United Kingdom.
Flags are raised at half mast and books of condolence are opened for people to pay their respects.
When the Queen died at Balmoral, her body would be at Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, before being moved on the Royal Mile to St Giles’ Cathedral.
You will eventually travel by royal train to Buckingham Palace to lie in the throne room.
What events have been cancelled?
As a sign of respect, some events and activities will be canceled until after the Queen’s funeral.
The BBC will suspend all standard programming and provide coverage of the event.
Shops will close or operate reduced hours on the day of the Queen’s funeral, while all comedy events will be canceled during the period of national mourning.
Will there be a bank holiday for the Queen’s funeral?
There will be a national day of mourning on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
While there will only be slight differences compared to a regular bank holiday, it will not be classified as a holiday.
If the funeral, as expected, falls on Sunday, September 18, there will be no bank holiday.
If the funeral takes place on a weekday, that day will effectively become a bank holiday.
However, it is understood that the government is not planning to order employers to give their employees a day off.
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