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Eight new UK cities announced in celebration of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee
Daily Gazette, Sir Bob Russell, High Steward of Colchester, said the news was “fantastic” and added: "It restores, officially, the title of city which we were granted in AD49 by the Emperor Claudius and it was never taken away. “We are now no longer Britain’s oldest recorded town, we’re officially Britain’s oldest city.”Meanwhile, Doncaster Council tweeted: “We're VERY pleased to confirm that Doncaster has won City Status as part of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations!“We're one of 8 new cities to win the honour.“Thank you to everyone who gave us such amazing support to make our bid a winning one!”And, Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton was “thrilled” that the city was recognised for “potential, ambition, and contribution to our Union”.A massive 40 destinations applied for city status and the wins meant that there are 76 official cities in mainland UK including 55 in England, eight in Scotland, seven in Wales and six in Northern Ireland.There are no rules around which places can be granted city status despite common myth believing they must have a cathedral or university.
