Royal Albert Dock Liverpool lights up purple to pay its respects to The Queen

Royal Albert Dock Liverpool’s plans this weekend to pay its respect to Her late Majesty The Queen.

As heads of state are expected to begin to arrive in the UK on Friday 16th September for Her late Majesty The Queen’s funeral, for the first time in dock history the entire front of Royal Albert Dock Liverpool has been illuminated purple, including The Edward and Atlantic Pavilion and Martin Luther King Jr. Building.

The dock will remain lit from Friday 16th – Monday 19th September, as a mark of respect and tribute to The Queen.

Additionally, all of the fairy lights on the dock’s 86 columns are currently turned off until after the period of national mourning, a Union Flag is flying at half mast outside Holiday Inn Express and the Royal Albert Dock estate team are wearing black armbands.

Below is a list of businesses that will be closed on the day of the funeral, Monday 19th September, all other businesses will operate by their usual business hours.

• Rough Hand Made
• The Nest 
• Red Run Activewear 
• PANAM
• Peaberry Coffee House & Kitchen 
• Tate Liverpool 
• Merseyside Maritime Museum
• The Beatles Story  

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