King Charles approves bank holiday for day of Queen's funeral

The King has approved an order that the day of the Queen's funeral will be a bank holiday.

The date of the funeral has not yet been announced, but it is thought it could be held on Monday 19 September, at the end of the 10-day period of mourning.

It was previously unclear whether or not there would be a bank holiday for the funeral, which will be the first state funeral held in the UK for 50 years. But King Charles made an order for one during his first meeting with the privy council on Saturday.

More details soon .