{"id":1204722,"date":"2022-09-15T07:05:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/15\/mcdonalds-set-to-close-all-uk-restaurants-for-queen-elizabeths-funeral\/"},"modified":"2022-09-15T07:05:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T07:05:29","slug":"mcdonalds-set-to-close-all-uk-restaurants-for-queen-elizabeths-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/15\/mcdonalds-set-to-close-all-uk-restaurants-for-queen-elizabeths-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald’s set to close all UK restaurants for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

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McDonald\u2019s will close all of its restaurants on Monday out of respect for Queen Elizabeth.<\/p>\n

The fast-food chain has confirmed all of its 1 270 branches across the UK will be shut for most of the day to mark the late monarch\u2019s funeral, which is set to take place at 11am on Monday.<\/p>\n

In a statement shared on social media, the company said: \u201cIn honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and to enable everyone at McDonald\u2019s to pay their respects, our restaurants across the UK will be closed from midnight until 5pm on Monday, September 19.\u201d<\/p>\n

The decision means the company\u2019s workforce will have the day off to mourn the passing of the queen, who died on Thursday, aged 96.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s added: \u201cOperating hours and services may vary after 5pm, so please check our app before travelling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the company has also offered some clarification when it comes to deliveries, saying they \u201cwon\u2019t be available until after 5pm\u201d.<\/p>\n

McDonald\u2019s said: \u201cRest assured they\u2019ll be aiming to make deliveries as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s more, the company confirmed that staff won\u2019t be missing out financially, adding: \u201cAll company-owned restaurant employees will be paid for their scheduled hours.\u201d<\/p>\n

A number of other businesses have also made the decision to close, including supermarkets and other high street shops.<\/p>\n

Waitrose, Sainsbury\u2019s, Aldi and Homebase will be shut, as well the likes of John Lewis and Primark.<\/p>\n

Westminster Hall is set to open for mourners at 3pm on Wednesday, with the queen\u2019s son King Charles set to follow the coffin on foot, joined by her grandsons Prince William and Prince Harry.<\/p>\n

Thousands of mourners have lined up in London for the opportunity to pay their respects, with a wait time of up to 30 hours.<\/p>\n

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McDonald\u2019s will close all of its restaurants on Monday out of respect for Queen Elizabeth. The fast-food chain has confirmed all of its 1 270 branches across the UK will be shut for most of the day to mark the late monarch\u2019s funeral, which is set to take place at 11am on Monday. In a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1204722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-celebrity-gossip"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1204722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1204722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1204722\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1204722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1204722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1204722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}