The UK is being given a rare extra bank holiday this year to mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. The event will mark the monarch's record-breaking 70 years on the throne.
And to make it happen, things have been moved about this year. The spring bank holiday, which usually takes place on the last Monday in May each year, has been moved to Thursday, June 2.
In addition, an extra Platinum Jubilee bank holiday has been put in place on Friday, June 3, to make up the four-day celebrations. The country is set to bring out the bunting to mark the occasion, which actually fell on Sunday, February 6, reports the MEN.