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'Business as usual' in Manchester as UK funerals CANCELLED on Monday while nation pays tribute to Queen

Funerals are being cancelled in some parts of the UK as the nation prepares to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen's state funeral will take place next Monday, following her death aged 96 last Thursday.

Next Monday (September 19) has already been confirmed as a bank holiday, while many businesses and services have announced they will be closed on the day out of respect for the Queen.

The Manchester Evening News has asked all local authorities in Greater Manchester whether funerals are being cancelled. Oldham Council was the first to respond, confirming any booked funerals would be going ahead.

READ MORE: Full guidance issued for mourners visiting the Queen lying in state - and it shows extraordinary length of expected queues

Bury Council confirmed it had one funeral booked which will go ahead, but no further bookings are being taken for the day. Further updates from the area's councils are expected to follow tomorrow (Wednesday).

Meanwhile, Manchester Crematorium - which holds services next to Southern Cemetery, the city's largest burial site - told the M.E.N. it would be 'business as usual' on Monday. The National Association of Funeral Directors explained in a tweet yesterday that some funerals would be moved 'led by the needs and wishes of the bereaved families involved'.

The decision to cancel some funerals across the country has been slammed by the public, with many already having been 'arranged many weeks ago'. People have taken to Twitter to share their grievances and heartbreak regarding this decision, the Mirror reports.

One person wrote: "No one can be buried (or cremated) on Monday 19th September except for the Queen," to which another confirmed that this is true, saying: "My family have had

Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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