Royal Wedding Bank Holiday 2024 in the United Kingdom
Prince William and Kate Middleton’s royal wedding date of April 29, 2011 was a bank holiday throughout the United Kingdom, which allowed most people the chance to celebrate the occasion.
Is Royal Wedding Bank Holiday a Public Holiday?
Royal Wedding Bank Holiday is not a public holiday in 2024. Schools and most businesses are open.
An April Wedding
It was announced on November 16, 2010 that Prince William of Wales would marry Kate Middleton in 2011. The Royal Wedding took place on April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London.
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, declared the Royal Wedding Day a public holiday for England, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure that most people had the chance to celebrate the day.
Criticism About the Wedding Date
The timing of the wedding created a four-day public holiday weekend for two consecutive weeks. The Monday after the wedding was already a designated bank holiday and the weekend before had two bank holidays on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
The Scottish government also announced that the Royal Wedding would be a public holiday, which gave Scots a three-day weekend. However, there was some criticism over the timing of the wedding day because it took place during the Scottish election period, only six days before elections for the Scottish Parliament.
Royal Wedding Bank Holiday Observances
Royal Wedding Bank Holiday was only observed in the year 2011.
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