Queen's Funeral: Schools and nurseries across Glasgow & the West to close
Glasgow City Council has confirmed that Monday September 19 will be a public holiday for the city.
Last updated 13th Sep 2022
Glasgow City Council has confirmed that Monday September 19 will be a public holiday for the city.
This comes after the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II who passed away on Thursday.
The funeral will be held on September 19 in London with her coffin is currently in Edinburgh where she lies in rest at Holyroodhouse before being moved to St Giles' Cathedral.
The State Funeral will be considered national day of mourning and with that schools and nurseries will close, the council has confirmed.
School closures confirmed on social media
They posted on social media to say: "On Mon 19/09, a Public Holiday has been granted for a day of National Mourning for the State Funeral of HM The Queen.
"On this day we'll continue to provide essential services, keeping our city mobile, clean and safe. All other services including schools and nurseries will close."
Where else will schools be closed?
East Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire and North & South Lanarkshire have also written to parents to confirm that Monday 19th will be a public holiday in the area and therefore schools will be shut.
Some areas in Scotland observe a public holiday weekend from Friday, September 16, to Monday, September 19, which would mean schools would already be closed.
Schools in North Ayrshire were already closed for an in-service day on Monday, teachers have also now been informed this has been cancelled so that they too can observe the national day of mourning.
Elsewhere in Scotland
East Lothian, Midlothian and South Ayrshire all have their September weekend between those two dates.
East Ayrshire and Edinburgh schools also have a public holiday on Monday, September 19, as do schools in Fraserburgh and Portlethen in Aberdeenshire, and Aberlour, Craigellachie, Knockando, Tomintoul, Dufftown, Burghead, Hopeman, Lossiemouth, Forres and Rothes in Moray.
The Queen in Scotland
Holidays at Balmoral
Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and Prince Charles react as they watch an event at the Braemar Highland Gathering, September 2017
Her Majesty's ships
Queen Elizabeth, as Lord High Admiral, inspects her crew of 'pirates' aboard HMS 'Dido' in the Firth of Clyde, 1965
Sombre duties
The Queen talks to American relatives after laying a wreath at the memorial for the victims of the Lockerbie disaster, 1993
Silver Jubilee
Queen Elizabeth greets crowds of wellwishers in Scotland , as part of her Silver Jubilee Tour, May 1977
Royal garden parties
The Queen at the 2017 Garden Party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh
Musuem visits
Queen Elizabeth visits Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow following its £28 million refurbishment, 2006
Official openings
Queen Elizabeth attends the ceremonial opening of the Queensferry Crossing September 2017
Childhood visits to Scotland
Princess Elizabeth (left) and Princess Margaret arriving at Glamis with their mother, the Duchess of York, later Queen Elizabeth in August 1933
Commonwealth Games
Queen Elizabeth II reading a speech at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, 23rd July 2014
Hospital visits
Stan Mitchell from Stonehaven and Senior Physiotherapist Fiona Armstrong chat to The Queen, who opened the Kincardine Community Hospital at Stonehaven 1998