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Sonia Sharma

Over 100,000 people sign petition calling for permanent bank holiday in honour of Queen

More than 109,000 people have signed a petition calling for a permanent bank holiday to remember Queen Elizabeth II.

The campaign was started on Change.org by John Harris three days ago and quickly attracted scores of supporters. He wrote: " Queen Elizabeth II is our longest reigning Monarch, and arguably the nation's, and the world’s most popular ever monarch.

"In the words of President Macron, 'to you, she was your Queen, to us, she was THE Queen…The most constant symbol of Great Britain'. She was indeed, an inspirational woman.

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