David Jones Charles Iii III (Iii) city Westminster death country Duke David Jones Charles Iii III (Iii) city Westminster

Move May bank holiday for King Charles III’s coronation, say MPs

Reading now: 324
manchestereveningnews.co.uk

The announcement of the date for the King’s coronation has sparked calls for a change to the May bank holiday in order to mark the event.

The deeply religious affair will be held on Saturday May 6 next year, with the Queen Consort being crowned alongside Charles, Buckingham Palace announced.

It will take place in Westminster Abbey, eight months after the monarch’s accession and the death of the Queen. Following the announcement, the Daily Mail reports a number of MPs have called for the May 1 bank holiday to be pushed back until Monday May 8 to give the country a long weekend.

Tory former Cabinet minister David Jones told the paper: “To combine the two events would be welcomed by the entire nation. “It would make a very special memory for all of us.” READ MORE: King Charles III coronation: Will we get a bank holiday? His comments were echoed by former Labour frontbencher Khalid Mahmood, who said: “We can move the holiday back to the coronation weekend.

Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The website starsalert.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

DMCA