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Day of Memory: HRH Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
A new bank holiday is born out of special commemoration
King Charles III today gave his approval to make it a Bank Holiday after he was formally made monarch in a landmark ceremony.
Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral is to take place on Monday, September 19th, 2022, at Westminster Abbey, at 11:00hrs (GMT) after being flown from Scotland to London where she has been lying in state since her death following 70 years of reign on September 8th,2022 at her home in Balmoral, at the age of 96. Announced by The Palace at 18:30hrs (GMT) and reported by BBC news reporter, Huw Edwards.
It goes without saying that this has been a sad time of mourning for all during this time😢…
The end of such a glorious and memorable reign indeed.
And so, through this time of sorrow, a new bank holiday is formed for England. This was then followed by the official response that came from the United Kingdom Government after the King Charles III decree.
