The Queen's actual funeral will take place at Westminster Abbey nine days after her death, and The Guardian reports that basically everything will be closed—including the stock market—due to a “day of national mourning.”
Major shops and businesses across the UK shut their doors as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
Traditionally, the Queen's death would have triggered a 12-day mourning period, but on the 9 September 2022, Buckingham Palace released a statement detailing that King Charles III has requested an extension, with the mourning period lasting until 7 days after Queen Elizabeth's funeral on 19 September 2022.
“The moment the queen dies, Charles becomes the sovereign, a quasi-mystical transformation that is marked ceremonially and legally the next day,” Gullace says. “The code name for Charles's accession to the throne is Operation Spring Tide.
Mourning period guidance
In the United Kingdom, the official mourning period following the death of Her Majesty The Queen continues until the day of the funeral. In Australia, there will not be an official mourning period.
The simple answer is No. Australia does not pay a cent for the maintenance or security of the Sovereign.
Australians will get a one-off public holiday as a national day of mourning to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has announced.
Can I still use my passport now the Queen has died? The simple answer is yes. While the wording in the front of these passports will have to be altered to reflect King Charles III taking the throne, it is likely to be a gradual change.
Wording and imagery on the UK passport will need to be altered, as well as those on banknotes, coins, stamps, post boxes, and in the national anthem – among others. But making these changes is expected to take years as the monarch's 70-year reign was the longest in history.
The Queen will be laid to rest today wearing only two precious pieces of jewellery. Her Majesty, who will be buried next to her husband Prince Philip later today, will wear only her wedding band and a pair of pearl earrings, despite owning a collection worth millions of pounds.
The day of the funeral will be a Day of National Mourning, but employers will not be compelled to give staff a day off. The service will take place at Westminster Abbey, and a two minute silence will be held across the UK at noon.
McDonald's has confirmed that all its restaurants will be closed on Monday, September 19, until 5pm, "to allow everyone at McDonald's to pay their respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II." Operating hours will return to normal after 5pm that day.
McDonald's restaurants across the UK will close on the day of the Queen's funeral. The fast food giant will keep all branches shut until 5pm on Monday, September 19. Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral surrounded by the Royal Family on Thursday, September 8.
A royal phone
As well as a number of private lines, the monarch's private mobile phone was unique. It may 'just' be a Samsung as many of us non-Royals have, but it was much more special.
The monarch remains constitutionally empowered to exercise the royal prerogative against the advice of the prime minister or the cabinet, but in practice would likely only do so in emergencies or where existing precedent does not adequately apply to the circumstances in question.
The Queen is the only person to declare war and peace. This dates back from when the Monarch was responsible for raising, maintaining and equipping the Army and Navy. Today, this power can only be exercised on the advice of Ministers.
Her Majesty leaves behind over $500 million in personal assets from her 70 years on the throne, which Prince Charles will inherit when he is crowned king.
Queen holds six Guinness World Records - including one for her bank account.
The Royal Family has opened its books to show how the Queen receives her money. A taxpayer-funded payment, known as the Sovereign Grant, is paid to the Royal Family each year - but it's not the Queen's only source of income.
Despite the belief held by many Australian landholders that they own their land absolutely, including anything above or below it, due to the Doctrine of Tenure, the law in Australia holds that the Crown has absolute ownership - not withstanding any native title claims.
The monarch appoints the governor-general and the governors, on the advice of the respective State and Federal executive governments. These are now almost the only constitutional functions of the monarch with regard to Australia.
And as to putting one's clothes on, contrary to popular belief the Queen actually dressed alone. The monarch also did her own make-up for most events, with the exception of her annual Christmas speech, for which a make-up artist was employed.
O'Grady spoke about how Queen Elizabeth was never a fan of McDonald's or KFC but did in fact have a hankering for one kind of fast food in particular. The food? Hamburgers. Yes, Her Majesty was similar to the majority of the population in the sense that she loved a hamburger just as much as the next person.
Dinner companions were to echo the Queen's behaviour throughout the meal. Therefore, if the monarch stops eating, everyone else must do the same.
There will also be a 10-day mourning period for the Queen in the UK, but schools are not required to close for that time.