Several NHS trusts, including Bedfordshire Hospitals and Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals, and Aneurin Bevan Health Board in Gwent were among the first to confirm the cancellation of scheduled appointments on Monday. Emergency, urgent and cancer services will still continue in these and other areas, but only a reduced routine service will operate. Procedures canceled include hip and knee replacements, cataract surgery, maternity checks and certain cancer treatments. The cancellations will add to growing hospital waiting lists that reached a record 6.8 million people in July, according to the latest figures. The choice of whether to cancel planned operations has been left to local trusts, according to Open Democracy. The National Funeral Directors Association said that while some planned funerals will take place on Monday, others have been postponed. He said the decision to change the dates was made by the bereaved families involved. In a statement it said: “Most of the funeral services booked for September 19 will have been arranged many weeks in advance, so funeral directors and cemeteries/crematoria are working with families to find the best approach for everyone.” A number of food banks, from Widnes to Bournemouth, will also be closed on Monday. Most top museums will also close their doors on Monday. They include all the Tate museums, the British Museum, the National Gallery, the V&A and the Natural History Museum. In a statement Tate said: “As a mark of respect, all Tate galleries will be closed on the day of the funeral.” And National Museums Scotland said all its museums would be closed on Monday “as a mark of respect”. Several stage productions also canceled performances on the day of the funeral. They include West End musicals such as Mamma Mia!, Hamilton, The Phantom of the Opera and Mary Poppins. The UK tour of Les Misérables has also been canceled and the National Theater will be closed all day on Monday. Other canceled shows will include Back to the Future, Only Fools and Horses, Moulin Rouge!, Grease, Antigone, The Book of Mormon and To Kill a Mockingbird. Center Parcs angered holidaymakers by asking them to leave five of its sites on Monday. Meanwhile, Morrisons, Marks & Spencer, Co-op, Lidl and Asda have become the latest retailers to confirm they will close on Monday. Morrisons said all its UK supermarkets would be closed on Monday. M&S said it would close stores and also stop deliveries to customers as it allows staff to pay their respects. Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you to the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning Privacy Notice: Newsletters may contain information about charities, online advertising and content sponsored by external parties. For more information, see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and Google’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Stuart Machin, chief executive of M&S, said: “All of us at M&S – and indeed across the country and beyond – feel a real and profound sense of loss and sadness at Her Majesty’s passing, as well as enormous respect for the grace with which His Majesty King Charles III and the wider royal family have led the nation in our mourning.’ He added that there would be “limited exceptions in London and Windsor”, where M&S would cater to customers paying their respects to the Queen. Asda said it would close all its stores until 5pm on the day to allow staff to attend the funeral. Other retailers, including Currys and Toolstation, said they would close hundreds of their stores. It comes a day after Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Aldi confirmed they will close their supermarket stores for the day of the funeral, with fashion retailers such as Primark also confirming plans to close. Retailers are not required to close their doors on the day of the funeral, and others may choose to open with reduced hours, as many regularly do on other public holidays. Government guidance says: “Some businesses may want to consider closing or postponing events, especially on the day of a state funeral, however this is at the discretion of individual businesses.”
