The Premier League has postponed all matches this weekend after the death of the Queen.
A growing number of events have been cancelled or postponed out of respect after Britain’s longest-reigning monarch died on Thursday afternoon.
It left event organisers and institutions considering their best course of action as the country entered a period of national mourning, with courts marking her death with a two-minute silence early on Friday.
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The Mercury Prize was among the most notable events to be postponed on Thursday night.
The Premier League and English Football League confirmed on Friday morning that all the weekend’s fixtures would be postponed.
That was despite government guidance which suggested there was no official obligation to cancel events at this stage of the mourning process.
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Here are all the major events to have been affected so far:
Friday
It is appropriate to start with the Queen’s favourite sport.
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) announced that meetings scheduled for Friday – including the third day of the St Leger meeting at Doncaster – have been cancelled.
The English Football League has postponed two matches scheduled for Friday – Burnley v Norwich in the Championship and Tranmere v Stockport in League Two.
The Scottish Professional Football League has also postponed its Championship contest between Dundee and Cove Rangers as a mark of respect.
The Northern Ireland Football League also postponed Friday night’s matches between Cliftonville and Glentoran and Larne and Dungannon, along with the rest of the weekend programme.
The Scottish Rugby Union has delayed all domestic competitive games this weekend as a mark of respect, and the women’s summer Test international between Scotland and Spain on Sunday is also off.
The RFL postponed Friday’s Betfred Championship fixture between Sheffield Eagles and Dewsbury Rams, but the first Super League elimination play-off between Catalans Dragons and Leeds will go ahead as it is taking place in Perpignan, France.
Further announcements about the weekend’s fixtures at all levels were set to be made “as soon as possible”, the governing body said.
The England and Wales Cricket Board announced that Friday’s play in the men’s third Test between England and South Africa at the Oval would not take place.
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Play was suspended on the first day of the PGA Championship golf at Wentworth when news of the Queen’s death was announced, and the European Tour has confirmed there will be no play on Friday.
“Out of respect for Her Majesty and the Royal Family, play has been suspended at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club for the remainder of Thursday and flags at Wentworth Club will be lowered to half-mast,” a Tour statement said.
“Furthermore, no play will take place at the BMW PGA Championship on Friday and the golf course and practice facilities will be closed. Further updates on the resumption of play will be provided in due course.”
Friday’s Tour of Britain stage was promptly cancelled and later on Thursday evening the rest of the tour, which was set to finish on the Isle of Wight on Sunday, was called off entirely.
Away from the sporting world, the second day of a 48-hour strike by Royal Mail staff was cancelled.
Weekend
The Premier League and English Football League confirmed on Friday morning that all the weekend’s fixtures would be postponed.
The top flight organisation wrote: “To honour her extraordinary life and contribution to the nation, and as a mark of respect, this weekend’s Premier League match round will be postponed, including Monday evening’s game.”
Shortly afterwards, the BHA confirmed racing would not take place as scheduled on Saturday.
Although the BBC Proms was among the events to be called off, the annual celebration is best known for Last Night of the Proms which will not take place on Saturday.
The Sandringham Game and Country Fair, due to be staged on the Sandringham estate over the weekend, was cancelled as a mark of respect shortly after the Queen’s death was announced.
The Italian Grand Prix will go ahead as scheduled on Sunday, with a minute’s silence planned before practice on Friday and another expected before the race.
The TUC union organisation said that its annual Congress, due to begin on Sunday, would be rescheduled to a later date.
Next week
It is early in the period of national mourning and decisions about events scheduled for next week are likely to be made over the weekend.
One piece of welcome news for commuters was that strikes on the rail network, due on Thursday and Saturday, have been dropped by the three unions involved as a mark of respect.
Strike action by criminal barristers is to continue, though protests outside courts and parliament have been cancelled.