A decision has not yet been made on a bank holiday for King Charles' coronation
The Government says that there are currently no plans to mark the date of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral with an annual bank holiday. During a meeting of the Accession Council on Saturday , King Charles III confirmed that a bank holiday would be held across the UK this year on the day of his mother's funeral.
The service will be held at Westminster Abbey from 11am on Monday and the government says that it expects employers to treat this upcoming bank holiday as normal in terms of letting their workers have the day off. Employers are under no obligation to allow a day off, but are expected to "respond sensitively" to such requests.
It will mean that 2022 marks the most number of UK bank holidays held in one 12 month period for at least five years. But in regards to whether the date of the Queen's funeral will become an annual holiday, the Government says: "There are currently no plans for an annual holiday."There are usually eight public holidays in the UK: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Early May bank holiday, Spring bank holiday, Summer bank holiday, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
There was no bank holiday declared for the funeral of the Queen's father, King George VI, in 1952. On whether there will be a bank holiday when King Charles III is eventually coronated, the Government says this will be announced closer to the time.
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