Starbucks UK Is Honoring The Queen In A Special Way

On Wednesday, September 14, U.K.’s Starbucks page revealed to Twitter that it would be participating in the new bank holiday. The post read, “To support our partners (employees) and ensure they are able to pay their respects to the HM Queen Elizabeth II, we will be closing all company-owned Starbucks stores in the UK between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Monday, 19th September. There will be variations across the U.K. as we work with licensed partners, and in Central London stores closest to the funeral may take the decision to remain open and serve those paying their respects.”

In other words, the chain won’t be shutting down completely but instead allowing a few hours off for employees. This left people in the comments section a bit unhappy. “A whole 3 hours. Wow,” one person wrote. Another comment read, “The entire day would be more respectful.” According to The Mirror, many other eateries are making similar decisions. McDonald’s will be closed until 5 p.m., and Costa Coffee will close all of its stores other than the ones inside hospitals. Likely, no matter what a business chooses, some people are going to be unhappy regardless.