Store closure signs for Elizabeth II’s Funeral (Photo Essay)

An appreciation of all the storefront closure signs I could find walking from East to West London of our dearly departed monarch

Adrian H. Raudaschl

6 min readSep 25, 2022

City of London

Beppe’s will be closed 19th Sept till 3rd Oct
RIP QUEENIE

China Town

As a mark of respect and so our colleagues can pay tribute to Her Majesty, we will close half day and reopen at 16:00 on the day of state funeral, Monday 19th September

We join the nation at this sad time in remembering the life of Queen Elizabeth ll.
She will be sadly missed by one and all.
Our love and condolences go out to all members of the royal family at this difficult time.
Thank vou ma’am
You were an example and a mother to us all.
God bless.
In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, please be informed that this store will be closed for the whole day on Monday 19th September 2022.
We will re-open as usual from Tuesday 20th September 2022.
Thank you for your understanding

CLOSED To mark our respects for her late majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Out of respect for The Queen, during the funeral ceremony on Monday 19 September Japan Centre will close to allow our colleagues and customers to
watch and pay their respects for her incredible reign should they wish.
From 1pm we will open for the remainder of the Bank Holiday for those customers that are visiting London and our local sites’ town centres.
On behalf of Japan Centre, we send our condolences to the Royal Family.

Dot Line Noodles will open only at 17:00 hrs as a mark of respect for the funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Thank you.

Tourist shop (showing appreciation by selling merch)

We will miss you Queen Elizabeth II

Piccadilly

To allow our colleagues and customers to pay their respects to Her Majesty The Queen on Monday 19 September, our store will be closed.
We will reopen at our usual time of 10cm on Tuesday.

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Her reign of over 70 years was led with quiet determination, selfless devotion, good humour and understanding which will be sadly missed.
Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with her family and all those who loved her.

As a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il and in observance of the national holiday, UK LEGO® Stores will be closed on Monday 19th September.
This store will reopen on Tuesday 20th September.

Mayfair

Outside Green Park Station (Very busy compared to the rest of London)

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il. Our thoughts are with the Royal Family.

French Cafe — Observation, all French shops and cafes were open on the day 🤔

A surprisingly sentimental sign hung outside Cotswold.

Time to reflect
We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty The Queen, and thank her for her service and dedication.
Our UK stores will be closed on Monday 19th September and reopen on Tuesday 20th, as we pause to remember her extraordinary life and service.

GALLERY CLOSED FOR HER MAJESTY’S FUNERAL. We will reopen Tuesday the 20th of September at 10am.

HER MAJESTY OUEEN ELIZABETH II
We are deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Our thoughts are with His Majesty King Charles III and all the Royal Family.
To allow our teams an opportunity to follow the State Funeral on Monday 19th September we shall be closed for the day in all our businesses.

Covent Garden

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il 1926–2022

Our shop and customer services will be closed on Monday 19th September while we pay our respects to Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.
We will reopen as normal on Tuesday 20th September.

Our store is temporarily closed.
We are committed to providing exceptional service to our customers.
For service and support or Genius Bar, go to support.apple.com/en-ab or call 0800 107 6285. For sales, go to apple.com/uk/shop or download the Apple Store app on the App Store.
We look forward to seeing you soon.

This was really pretty! 👆

As a mark of respect, we will be reopening later today at 3pm to join the nation in mourning her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

As a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II this store will be closed for the state funeral on Monday 19th September 2022.

Decidedly less sentimental.

Due to the Funeral of Her Majesty Opening at 5:00pm Today

In remembrance of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II

As a mark of respect we will be closed Monday 19th September

On 19 September 2022, Mariage Freres Covent Garden will be closed as a mark of respect for the funeral of her majesty the queen. We will open again on 20 September 2022.