What will be closing for the Queen's funeral?

Shops in towns and cities across Scotland will close on the day of the funeral

Daily routines will come to a halt for many people in Scotland as the Queen's state funeral is held on Monday.

A UK bank holiday was approved by King Charles III for the day of the funeral of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, at Westminster Abbey in London.

In Scotland, schools, colleges and universities will close along with many shops and visitor attractions.

Essential services provided by councils will continue, but some health services will be put on hold.

A period of national mourning will end on Monday after the state funeral for the Queen, Britain's longest reigning monarch, who died at her Scottish estate in Balmoral last week.

What services can I expect on Monday?

Across Scotland's 32 local authority areas, non-essential services such as sports facilities, museums and libraries will be closed on Monday, along with primary and secondary schools and council nurseries.

Essential council services including waste collection will continue, although actual collections times may vary and recycling centres will be shut in most areas.

Home care services provided by councils will continue.

Gardens of remembrance will also remain open. Arrangements are being made to facilitate weddings, burials and cremations that have already been booked to take place on Monday.

Council staff will be paid their normal bank holiday rates. In Edinburgh, where council staff and schools were already scheduled to be off for a local holiday, workers have been told they will be entitled to another day of annual leave.

Scottish Courts confirmed that no courts or tribunals would sit on Monday, but arrangements were being made for all sheriffdoms to hold custody courts on Saturday.

How will healthcare be affected by the bank holiday?

NHS Scotland said measures were being put in place to enable vital healthcare services to continue, with some planning being made on a local level by Scotland's 14 health boards.

GP surgeries, community pharmacies, and dental and optometry practices have been left to decide whether to open or not and will contact affected patients.

Planned treatments, including surgery, are expected to proceed as scheduled. However, patients who wish to cancel a procedure on Monday will be allowed to do so without it counting towards their two reasonable offers of appointment.

Appointments for the winter Covid vaccination programme will go ahead with clinics offering the opportunity to reschedule.

Dr Lailah Peel, chairwoman of the BMA Scotland junior doctor committee, urged people to be "as patient as possible".

She told BBC Scotland: "This is a short notice bank holiday so we've not been able to put the planning in place like we normally would.

"It is a little bit chaotic in that some things will be running normally and other things will not be, and it will be different in every board area and even department.

"Services will be running where they can because, for example, there's no point in us running a clinic if none of the patients are going to turn up."

How are businesses responding to the funeral?

Shops, including the main supermarkets, will be closed across the country, with many UK-wide chains already confirming they will not open on Monday.

Tesco and Sainsbury's said they would open their convenience stores at 17:00. Morrisons stores will be closed all day. WH Smith's shops at railway stations and airports will be closed for the duration of the funeral service.

Fast food companies have started announcing changes to their operating hours, with McDonalds announcing it would not open its restaurants until 17:00. Domino's told the BBC its stores would open at 12:00 on Monday, after the ceremony has finished.

Some pubs and restaurants are expected to alter their opening hours for the duration of the funeral. Brewdog has confirmed its bars will be closed until 14:00.

In Livingston, most of the 120 retailers in the town's Centre shopping centre will be closed.

The Royal Mail will suspended its postal services on the day.

The UK government advises on its website that the additional bank holiday "will allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate Her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning."

Although it says that some businesses "may wish to consider closing or postponing events", there is no obligation to do so and no statutory entitlement to time off for workers.

The Scottish government advised: "Not everyone is entitled to paid leave on bank or public holidays. If in doubt, check the position with your employer."

Council-owned museums and leisure facilities will close across Scotland on the day of the state funeral

What can I do on the bank holiday?

Many visitor attractions and heritage sites will be closed on Monday and visitors are advised to check before travelling.

National Galleries Scotland, Historic Scotland and National Museums Scotland are among those that have announced that all their sites will shut to mark the funeral.

Palace of Holyroodhouse, one of the Royal residences, and The Queen's Gallery in Edinburgh have been closed since the Queen's death and will not reopen during the period of mourning.

National Trust for Scotland buildings and gardens will be closed all day but countryside locations will remain open to visitors.

Other nature reserves, such as those managed by NatureScot and the RSPB, will remain open for walkers while visitor centres are closed.

Several Forestry and Land Scotland sites will remain open, including The Lodge Forest Visitor Centre and Go Ape activities at the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park, Aberfoyle.

Some theatres and cinemas, such as the Cineworld chain, will be closed. Edinburgh Playhouse and Capital Theatres will shut, but Pitlochry Festival Theatre will remain open.

Cineworld, Empire, Odeon, Showcase and Cameo cinemas will be closed.

Bank holiday DIY enthusiasts will have to buy their supplies in advance if they plan to stock up at one of the bigger chain stores with B&Q and Homebase saying they will be closed.

Do I need to change travel plans?

Trains will be running as normal across Scotland, as will Edinburgh Trams.

Bus companies may be running to a different timetable. Lothian Buses told the BBC it would be operating a Sunday service on Monday.

Airports in Scotland will be staffed as usual on Monday but some airlines have advised passengers to check their websites before travelling.

BA said their flights were "very, very busy" on all routes.

CalMac and P&O ferry services will operate as normal.

Where can people gather to watch the Queen's funeral?

While most of the public spaces in Scotland will be closed for the funeral, some community spaces plan to open to allow people to watch the funeral together.

Nine hours of live BBC footage will be broadcast on a big screen in Holyrood Park in front of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh from 08:00. Entry is free and un-ticketed.

The funeral service for Her Majesty The Queen will be broadcast live on a big screen in Holyrood Park in front of the Palace of Holyroodhouse.Veteran's charity Legion Scotland will open the doors to their clubs for members and the public on Friday morning.

Some churches will also screen the service at Westminster Abbey, including Fettercairn Church, near Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire and the Tron Church on Bath Street, Glasgow. According to protocol, no church can hold an official remembrance or thanksgiving service for the Queen until "some time" after the funeral.

Most cinemas across Scotland will be closed all day on Monday, but some cinemas will live stream the funeral. Vue cinemas across Scotland and the Arc Cinema in Peterhead have offered free bookable tickets to a live screening of the ceremony in London.

A statement on the Vue Cinemas website said: "The Queen was renowned for her support of the UK's creative industries, having been patron of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Royal Variety Charity and the Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund."

Only bottled water would be available to buy on Monday and no films will be screened.