He said: ‘We closed to pay homage to the Queen. I have met her and she was a gentle kind person. All our customers support us.’
Valerie Davenport, partner in her shop Kaleidoscope Toys, said: ‘We are closing out of respect for the Queen and to say thank you for her 70 years’ of unfailing service to us all - she was the perfect monarch.’
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Valerie Davenport, Kaleidoscope Toys shop partner, pays tribute to HM Queen with the help of Paddington Bear (Tindle)
Val Weeks, volunteer at the RSPCA Tavistock charity shop, said: ‘The Queen is the patron of the RSPCA and gives us the royal title, so we are closing in honour of our patron as a charity and to allow staff to pay tribute to our sovereign. Her passing means a bit more for us volunteers and all who support the RSPCA because she loved animals, especially her corgis and horses.’
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RSPCA charity shop volunteer Val Weeks with a photo of the organisation’s patron HM Queen (Tindle)