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Guernsey's Government has placed a moratorium on the publication of 'non-essential' information throughout the mourning period for High Royal Highness Prince Philip.
The Duke of Edinburgh died on Friday morning at Windsor Castle aged 99.
Tributes have been made locally to HRH, who visited the Bailiwick with the Queen on numerous occasions, most recently for the 60th anniversary of Liberation Day in 2005.
A national one minute’s silence will take place across the UK at 15:00 on Saturday 17 April at the start of the Duke's funeral.
The States is currently observing HRH's mourning period, which lasts until 08:00 on Sunday 18 April. Meanwhile, private businesses are free to follow the mourning period to whatever extent they deem appropriate.
"There is no expectation for businesses to close during the mourning period unless they wish to," said a States spokesperson, in Government's first official statement since Saturday.
"This is a decision for individual organisations. Businesses may wish to make arrangements for observing the national one minute’s silence at 15.00 on the day of the funeral."
Union flags were half-masted on 9 April - the day Prince Philip died - and will remain half-masted until the day after the funeral.
"All public services and any services involved in the Government response to COVID-19 will continue as usual throughout the mourning period," the spokesman confirmed.
"This will include continuing to provide essential information to the public, however, any non-essential information due for release will be published after the mourning period has concluded."
"Sporting fixtures and other events can continue to take place, at the discretion of the organisers, but organisers may wish to consider using black armbands or observing a silence before events commence."
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