Ffs just tell us when the funeral is!

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Just tell us if its the Saturday or the Monday please ffs. 'Expected' to be is driving me mad.

Weddings on 19th will be cancelled then. Hope insurance helps . Was it an act of God that the Queen died ? God was meant to save the Queen.

Well said

Superb post, to which I'd only add that you'd also be 100% in the right even if you were neither sad nor mourning.

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England, wales, scotland and northern ireland

It was just announced on the kings proclomation, ive just watched it on BBC news

To be honest, we personally aren't mourning, as we aren't even UK citizens, but we are permanent residents so we do understand the historical moment this is and treat it with respect.
But I've seen so many tone-deaf people here basically chastising anyone who has plans disrupted by this - it's amazing to think what a little empathy could do. Not everyone has the luxury to stay home and watch TV during the funeral, and get paid to do so.
My heart goes out to our vendors and venue because no matter when the date is set, they will lose out on a day's work.
We have until tomorrow to decide what to do. Hoping by tomorrow we will know.

So who is paying for the holiday? Is that an extra paid day that business somehow has to find?

And what bloody day, Tuesday would be worse for planning than a Monday for many.

bridezilla and those doing the 11+ and those that have important medical appointments remember you are being so me me me

What do you think will happen with 11plus on the 19th? They won't do it on a bank holiday will they. The exam takes place at a school and that schools kids had the day off so the school could be used for 11 plus. They will have to close that school for another day then and how much notice will they need to reschedule that? Could it be days later than scheduled or weeks?

I can’t believe they haven’t announced this yet.
There must be a bit of wrangling going on in the background over the date. Saturday more practical versus Monday more traditional perhaps?

Oh absolutely, the mealy mouthed arseholes on here condemning people for daring to attribute any value to their own weddings, medical procedures, ability to pay the bills etc are fucking risible.

Sky news say the date will be announced this evening

But then Saturday won't be a bank holiday, so that implies a weekday as I presume the point is for people to have the day off to watch the funeral.

It is a bit off that they won't tell us!!
We want to know .

They can’t announce a bank holiday at short notice, everyone’s hospital appointments would have to be cancelled and then what, does everyone go to the back of the queue? Or have to come in on Sunday instead?

Although not common, you can have a bank holiday on a Saturday of course. Cancellation of normal activities on Monday 19th far more likely now.

Have the munsnet preppers prepared for this eventuality?

That's my concern, I have chemo that week, which relies on pre-appointments on Monday and Tuesday. Seems horribly short notice for staff to have to sort it out.

Yeah I'd had a few last night

Pah!
I mean, posters were planning to go and live in the foothills of the Rockies because the Russians were coming! That didn't come true.

They can’t announce a bank holiday at short notice,

I rather think they just have 😂

The King just did you pleb !

I was surprised when for William and Kate's wedding my hospital trust ignored the bank holiday and all clinic appointments went ahead as usual, with usual staffing.

So this may happen again? Though I suspect clinics will be cancelled for the funeral.

The King is scheduled to meet both the Cabinet and the Dean of Westminster today, so I would expect the funeral date to be agreed by the end of the day.

They have and it's ridiculous