There will be a four-day bank holiday weekend in 2022 to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee

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God save the queen, because we all will be given a four day weekend in 2022 to mark her Platinum Jubilee.To mark her 70th year on the throne, the government has confirmed that the May Bank Holiday Weekend will be moved to Thursday 2 June.This weekend will also be extended to include 3 June, which is a Friday.

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Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden told The Sun last year that the event will “reflect on the monarch’s reign, and her impact on the UK and the world since 1952”.