The fast food chain will shut all its restaurants until 5pm on 19 September.
Image source, Getty ImagesMcDonald’s is to close all of its UK restaurants on Monday 19 September, as a mark of respect to Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
The fast food chain, which has over 1,200 outlets in the UK, said they would all be shut until 5pm on the day.
A bank holiday across the UK was approved by King Charles III for the day of his mother’s funeral.
The Queen, Britain’s longest ever reigning monarch, died on Thursday at her Scottish estate in Balmoral.
John Lewis, Waitrose, Asda and a host of other businesses have already said they will be shut in the UK on Monday to mark the proceedings.
In a statement on Twitter, McDonalds said: “In honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II and to enable everyone at McDonald’s to pay their respects, our restaurants across the UK will be closed from midnight until 5pm on Monday 19th September.”
It added that operating hours and services may vary after that time, and advised customers to check before going to one of their restaurants.