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AMAZON will cancel deliveries on Monday as a mark of respect for the Queen’s funeral.
There will be no deliveries during the Queen’s funeral, the retail giant has confirmed.
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The Queen’s funeral will take place on Monday, September 19 and she will be laid to rest at Westminster Abbey at 11am.
No deliveries will take place before or during the ceremony.
It means that you won’t receive your package until later on in the day.
An Amazon spokesperson said: “All deliveries to customers will be paused for the duration of the funeral ceremony.”
Other delivery companies are also planning to pause deliveries.
ASOS will also be putting deliveries on hold, and customer delivery schedules will be updated.
The Royal Mail will suspend post delivery on the day of the funeral as well.
Amazon isn’t the only retailer to pause business on Monday.
Her Majesty’s state funeral has been declared a bank holiday and several major retailers have also decided to shut up shop next week, out of respect.
Retailers such as Primark, Poundland and Next will close.
Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Waitrose, Lildl, Asda and Tesco are to close the doors of their larger stores on the day Queen Elizabeth II will be laid to rest.
Large supermarkets will shut.
However, smaller convenience stores will remain open, in part to ensure that the thousands of people expected to gather to watch the funeral will be able to buy water and food for the day.
McDonald’s also confirmed it would be closing branches until 5pm on Monday.
Opening times after this time will vary – so it’s best to check in to see when your local branch is reopening before making a trip.
The longest-reigning British monarch died on Thursday at the age of 96.
It is down to pubs and restaurants as to whether they close during the nation’s period of mourning.
