Malvern's WHSmith, Waitrose, FatFace and more to close for Queen's funeral

The funeral of Her Majesty will take place next Monday, with many shops up and down the country set to close as a mark of respect, including many on Malvern’s high street.

Among them is First Paige Printers, on Abbey Road, which has a tribute in its front window.

Graphic designer Jonathan Nash said: “It’s difficult to put into words.

“All I have ever known is the Queen, ever since I was born.

“It has always been her and it’s going to be weird to have a King.

“Growing up I always knew that one day we would have a King, but I suppose for people who are my parents' age they are going to find it strange because they’ve always had a Queen.”

He added: “It’s hard to process. She seemed like she was invincible and would live on no matter what happened.

“You just felt like she was always going to be a part of our lives.

“She did brilliantly, and we wanted to print something to pay tribute to her.”

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Austin & Co on Worcester Road was one of several shops to put up a tribute to Her Majesty (Image: Austin & Co's window display in tribute to the Queen)

Also closing for the day is Malvern Hills Gallery, on Worcester Road.

“She did a really great service to the country, a long-standing dedication.” said staff member Shanti Main.

“We will be closed on Monday as a mark of respect and have put a tribute in the window, as we believe that is something the community would have wanted.”

Many of the national chains in the town will also be closing for the funeral, including Fat Face, WHSmith, and Waitrose.

WHSmith is one of the national chains in Malvern set to close (Image: WHSmith is one of the national chains in Malvern set to close)

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One place that won’t be closing is The Unicorn, which is preparing to welcome the community for a tipple in honour of Her Majesty.

The pub, on Bellevue Terrace, has also left up bunting as a mark of respect for the Queen and will open at 10am on Monday so people can come together for the funeral.