The UK is preparing for Queen Elizabeth II's funeral. Many offices are shutting down in honor of the late monarch who ruled for 70 years.
There is widespread support for this measure, exemplified by the massive line of people who have waited for hours to pay their respects to the Queen lying in state.
The pound has dropped to a 37 year low against the dollar as the UK is facing an energy crisis. Some people on casual contracts complain that they have been forced to take a pay cut because of the Queen's funeral, because they are stressed about losing their income.
As their workplace in Kent shuts down, Syd is going to lose a day of work on Monday.
This means they have lost over fifty dollars, which equates to two weekly food shops for the area.
"I know that £50 is not a lot of money for some people, but I'm in a situation where the only thing I can do is to borrow that money from friends."
The Queen doesn't mean a lot to me in my age group. We're being told we can't earn money because someone very rich has died. The ceremony of the Queen lying in state is out of place. They said it's offensive.
Sarah asked that her real name be kept out of the picture. The 22-year-old student from York, who works in tourism, will lose out on sixty dollars due to the public holiday.
She said that the work she does is essential to survive. Sarah is stressed and feels cheated out of her wages.
With the bills going up, I work hard to just survive. I don't have a choice in being able to make that money because someone has died, it just feels so wrong.
A man named James is working as an IT technician in the northeast of England. He will lose £150 on Monday, which is equal to a month's energy bill.
He has a contract that ends at the end of the month. He told Insider that he didn't have any savings and that he was worried about falling into poverty because of the cost of living.
It feels like we don't have our priorities in order. Our leaders can move mountains for something that isn't reality. He found the whole thing quite offensive.
According to The New York Times, a professor of European politics and foreign affairs at King's College London said that British people are happy for the taxpayer to spend millions on the state funeral because it's her.
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