People across the UK have been celebrating the Queen's Platinum Jubilee this week with a set of bank holidays. But a lot have been asking - do you get Monday off as part of the bank holiday weekend?
Queen Elizabeth II has become the first British monarch to give 70 years of service to the crown. In recognition of the unique landmark, this weekend is a special bank holiday. The extra time off for some Britons will allow them to take part in the celebrations, and spend time with their families.
Monday, June 6, is not part of the bank holiday weekend, and so most UK people will return to work on this date, reports the Express. The bank holiday period began on Thursday, June 2 and finishes on Sunday, June 5.
To accommodate for the Platinum Jubilee, the spring bank holiday - usually the last Monday of May - was moved. Typically, there are around eight bank holidays each year, though special milestones - such as the Platinum Jubilee - will occasionally see more days added.
Traditional bank holidays in Britain include Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day, around the Christmas period. Several are also held each year when Easter is celebrated in May.
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in Great Britain, Republic of Ireland and the Crown dependencies. The term refers to all public holidays in the UK, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation or held by convention under common law.
Across the bank holiday weekend, a number of events are planned to help celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Kicking things off on Thursday will be her Majesty’s official birthday Trooping the Colour parade.
The ceremony will end with an RAF flypast watched by members of the Royal Family, on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. On the same day, more than 1,500 beacons will be lit across the UK, to commemorate the Queen serving for seven decades as the monarch.
A special Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Friday, where Great Paul, the country's largest church bell, will ring. When we reach the weekend, members of the Royal Family are expected to attend the Derby at Epsom Downs.
A live concert in front of the Palace - dubbed the Platinum Party - will also be staged, and feature musical acts such as Diana Ross, Queen, Duran Duran, Sir Rod Stewart and Sam Ryder. Topping things on Sunday will be a Platinum Jubilee Pageant, which will tell the story of the Queen's reign.
It will feature military personnel, dancers, puppets of corgis, and a performance by Ed Sheeran. On Sunday, millions of Britons are expected to attend street parties, celebrating the Jubilee.
Pubs, bars and nightclubs can also stay open until 1am between June 2 and 4.
Here are all the dates you need to know:
2022 bank holidays in the UK:
May 2nd: Early May bank holiday
June 2nd: Spring bank holiday
June 3rd: Platinum Jubilee bank holiday
August 29th: Summer bank holiday
December 26th: Boxing Day
December 27th: Christmas Day (substitute day, as December 25th falls on a Sunday)
2023 bank holidays in the UK:
- January 2 – New Year’s Day (substitute day)
- March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day (Northern Ireland)
- April 7 – Good Friday
- April 10 – Easter Monday
- May 1 – Early May bank holiday
- May 29 – Spring bank holiday
- August 28 – Summer bank holiday
- November 30 2023 - St. Andrew’s Day (Scotland)
- December 25 – Christmas Day
- December 26 – Boxing Day
