A four day weekend will soon be upon us, courtesy of the Queen celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. The spring bank holiday, which usually falls on the last Monday in May, has been moved to Thursday 2 June instead.
Together with the special Queen's Jubilee bank holiday on Friday 3 June, it creates a long weekend to mark Her Majesty's 70 years on the throne. The Queen, now 96 years old, is the world's longest-serving monarch.
Queen Elizabeth II took to the throne following the death of her father, George VI, on 6 February 1952 when she was just 25 years old. Events to commemorate the Jubilee have been planned up and down the country, from garden parties to a star-studded pop concert at Buckingham Palace.
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But if you're waiting for a parcel or two to be delivered - or if you're sending some out yourself - then you'll have to time it right over the bumper weekend. The Royal Mail website says: "We deliver and collect your mail on most days of the year, including Saturdays. However, we don’t usually deliver or collect on bank and public holidays."
There will be no collections or deliveries on Thursday 2 June or on Friday 3 June. Services should operate as usual on Saturday 4 June but most Post Offices are closed on Sundays.
The Branch Finder can be used to find the opening hours of your local Post Office, or the details you need to get in touch with them.
To add even more of a regal spark to your post, the Royal Mail released eight new stamps showing different facets of The Queen’s many roles, from Trooping the Colour to visits across the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the wider world.
