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IF you have a very important letter or parcel to send over, you might have to hold off for a day or two.
Your local post office might be affected by the September Bank Holiday that was declared to give Brits the chance to mourn the loss of the Queen.
Is the Post Office open on the Queen funeral bank holiday?
Main Post Offices across the country will not open on the September bank holiday.
The Royal Mail has confirmed that they will be suspending all their services on the day of the Queen’s funeral.
The Royal Mail CEO said, “We want to make our customers aware that services will be suspended on the day of the funeral as people come together to honour Her Majesty, after 70 years of exemplary service to the nation and the Commonwealth.”
It will resume its operations after the short break.
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We suggest that you use the Post Office services near you tool to check the opening hours.
It shows you which Post Office or post box is nearest to you and also provides you with opening times.
That way you avoid the hassle of going all the way to the Post Office only to find it closed.
Can I send mail over the Queen funeral Bank Holiday?
You can post it in a letter box but it will not be collected until normal working hours resume.
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If you check out your nearest post box, it should indicate on which date the next collection will be made.
What are the bank holiday dates for 2022?
The first bank holiday of 2022 landed on Monday, January 3, a substitute date as New Year’s Day fell on a Saturday.
Brits enjoyed a very hot weekend to celebrate Good Friday and Easter Sunday in April before the Early May Bank Holiday on May 2, 2022.
The Spring Bank Holiday was moved to Thursday, June 2, 2022, added to the extra day to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday on Friday, June 3, 2022.
The Summer Bank Holiday on August 29, gave parents the opportunity to enjoy a long weekend getaway before schools returned.
Since the Queen passed away on September, 8, 2022, a bank holiday was scheduled to take place on the day of her funeral.
This means that there will be a September bank holiday on Monday, September 19, 2022.
Finally, we finish off the year with Boxing Day on December 26 and with a substitute bank holiday for Christmas Day on December 27, 2022.
