It will be an early morning for Washingtonians who want to watch Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday. The Westminster Abbey ceremony is scheduled for 11 AM BST—that’s 6 AM in DC.
H Street Corridor pub the Queen Vic is ready. It’ll open at 5:30 AM, so viewers can place orders and take seats before the ceremony begins. One of the bar’s employees said that it has been a hard occasion to plan for: “We didn’t know how to go about it,” she said. “We wanted to make sure we were respectful —it will be a very sad occasion for some people.”
Customers must get a (free) ticket to attend. As of Thursday morning, 45 of the 100 available tickets had been reserved, and the place expects to have a full house.
During the ceremony, customers can dine on a traditional English breakfast, with bangers, British bacon, beans, eggs, mushrooms, and fried bread. The bar won’t open until 6 AM, and will serve Pimm’s Cup and Buck’s Fizz cocktails.
According to the staffer, there has been a noticeable uptick in Brits visiting the pub this past week, to be among others also mourning the monarch.
The Queen Vic, 1206 H St., NE.
Keely recently graduated with her master’s in journalism from American University and has reported on local DC, national politics, and business. She has previously written for The Capitol Forum.
