Brits will soon have a four-day bank holiday to enjoy as the Queen celebrates her Platinum Jubilee.
Celebrations for the jubilee will centre on a festive bank holiday weekend in June. The royal extravaganza celebration will include a live pop concert at Buckingham Palace, a carnival pageant on the streets of London, Jubilee lunches, and the lighting of beacons across the world.
As part of the festivities, people across the UK will get a long bank holiday, starting on Thursday, June 2. A second bank holiday on Friday, June 3 is scheduled followed by the weekend of June 4 and June 5.
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However, it's worth noting bank or public holidays do not have to be given as paid leave. An employer can choose to include bank holidays as part of a worker’s statutory annual leave.
The Queen celebrated the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne on February 6 2022. She is the first British monarch to reach the milestone. In 2002, as part of the event for the Queen's 50th anniversary, Sir Paul McCartney led the cast of stars with The Beatles' classic Hey Jude, and Dame Edna Everage bellowed out "The Jubilee Girl is here, possums".
In 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary, Gary Barlow organised celebrations that featured performances from Robbie Williams, Kylie Minogue, Sir Tom Jones, Sir Paul McCartney and Ed Sheeran.
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