Islanders will get an extra Bank Holiday to celebrate the Queen’s 70-year reign, it has been announced by the Government.
The May Bank Holiday Weekend in 2022 will be moved to Thursday 2nd June and an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3rd June will see a 4-day weekend to celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee – the first time any British monarch has reached this historic milestone.
Activity will build across 2022 in the run-up to the 4-day weekend when the eyes of the world will turn to the UK.
In keeping with tradition, a Platinum Jubilee medal will be awarded to people who work in public service including representatives of the Armed Forces, the emergency services and the prison services. This tradition stretches back to the reign of Queen Victoria when an official medal was designed to mark her 50th anniversary on the throne.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said:
“Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee will be a truly historic moment – and one that deserves a celebration to remember.
“We can all look forward to a special, four-day Jubilee weekend, when we will put on a spectacular, once-in-a-generation show that mixes the best of British ceremonial splendour with cutting edge art and technology. It will bring the entire nation and the Commonwealth together in a fitting tribute to Her Majesty’s reign”.
How kind of Her Majesty, especially where many have had so much time off already this year.
I hope she has a wonderful Jubilee day, and Phil buys here a nice treat.
Liz Windsor’s not giving you anything, she and her type only take.
What exactly do they take?
A billionaires still taxing her loyal subjects to fund her dysfunctional family whilst living in palaces. Keep tugging your forelock servant.
That’s if she’s still with us, given her age!
Is this a backdoor way of telling us ,this is when lockdown ends ?
Woopy doo. Would have been better if she had announced that she was giving half of her 85 billion pound fortune to help the people in the country who need it. Oh look, another herd of flying elephants!
I think you will find the last flying object was a pig actually !
People might vote you down but must normal people agree with your statement
time off, isn’t something most people have been short of this year.
I think you you should check next year’s calender, the 2nd of June is a Wednesday, maybe we could have that day as well.
Its 2022 NOT next year,and it’s the WHOLE country NOT just us on the island(were not that special)
Just what everyone needs, another day off.