How will people in the UK spend the day of the Queen's funeral?
The eyes of the nation and the world will be on Westminster Abbey in London for Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral on Monday. Here is how some people intend to watch it - and what the occasion means to them.Margaret June Hutchings has a unique connection to the Queen. She was born the day of the Queen's coronation - 2 June, 1953 - just hours after her mother had joined the cheering crowds lining the streets of London."My father said he was very proud.
Now living in Exeter with her husband, the 69-year-old has been overcome with emotion since the Queen's death. "I would like to thank her for everything that she has done for this country. It makes me feel very proud to be British. She dedicated all her life to being Queen - I just think we're very lucky to have had a Queen like her."Food banks and schools are closed on Monday, but Jade Patterson is determined that people who depend on them in the Lancashire town of Darwen won't go without - she has organised a pop-up food bank in a local pub, the Alexandra Hotel, for Monday afternoon.
After the service, pupils and teachers will lay flowers for the Queen, and later in the evening, the school's pipe band will play as part of a special ceremony in the chapel.Principal Lisa Kerr said it will be important for the school to remember the Queen's "extraordinary life of service".
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