King Charles’ Coronation: Will there be a Bank Holiday as event is scheduled for a Saturday
ok.co.ukKing Charles III’s Coronation will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace has announced.The deeply religious affair will take place in Westminster Abbey, eight months after the monarch’s accession and the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.
The Palace said the ceremony will be “rooted in longstanding traditions and pageantry” but also “reflect the monarch’s role today and look towards the future”.
With the historic event taking place on a Saturday everyone is keen to know if a Bank Holiday will follow... Coronations have not traditionally been held on a weekend, with the late Queen’s taking place on a Tuesday.The Palace has yet to comment on whether there will be any arrangements for a bank holiday.
According to the Telegraph, the “assumption” that there would be an extra Bank Holiday has caused an “issue” with government planning amid fears for the economy.
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