Are Starbucks, Costa and Caffè Nero open today on the Queen's funeral bank holiday?

In light of the Queen's state funeral today, many shops and businesses will either be changing their operating hours or closing down entirely as a mark of respect.

Among these will be the UK's most popular coffee shops which usually operate for long hours from the morning to evening. During today's funeral, which has been officially declared a bank holiday, it won't be unusual to see your local coffee shop close its door out of respect for Queen Elizabeth II.

Government guidance states: "Some businesses may wish to consider closing or postponing events, especially on the day of the state funeral, however, this is at the discretion of individual businesses."

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Here is what the UK's most popular coffee shops have said about closing their doors today.

Starbucks announced that it will close all company-owned stores between 11am and 2pm today. Despite this, some locations which are operated by partners or are near the funeral in London may still remain open.

A Starbucks spokesperson said: "To support our partners (employees) and ensure they are able to pay their respects to HM Queen Elizabeth II, we will be closing all company-owned Starbucks stores in the UK between 11am and 2pm on Monday 19th September."

Costa Coffee announced that it will completely close all company-owned stores today and will not be operating until tomorrow. A Costa spokesperson said: "As a mark of respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, all wholly owned Costa Coffee stores will close on Monday 19th September.

"Some stores, operated by our partners, may remain open. All Costa Express machines will be switched on in those retailers that remain open."

Caffè Nero announced that