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The Spring Bank Holiday was moved from 27 May to 4 June to create a four-day weekend. [39] Friday 29 April 2011 was a special bank holiday to celebrate the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. In 2012, there was a special holiday on Tuesday 5 June to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. Therefore, to create a four-day ...
The 11-day weekend was the name given by the British media to the period of time between Friday 22 April and Monday 2 May 2011. [1] [2]As a moveable feast, the Easter bank holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday) can occur any day between 20 March and 26 April. [3]
A bank holiday is a national public holiday in the United Kingdom and the Crown Dependencies, and a colloquial term for a public holiday in Ireland. In the United Kingdom, the term refers to all public holidays, be they set out in statute, declared by royal proclamation , or held by convention under common law .
The Bank Holidays Act 1871 (34 & 35 Vict. c. 17) established public holidays (known as bank holidays) in addition to those customarily recognised in the United Kingdom.. The Act designated four bank holidays in England, Wales and Ireland (Easter Monday; Whit Monday; First Monday in August; 26 December if a weekday) and five in Scotland (New Year's Day, or the next day if a Sunday; Good Friday ...
Sir Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, warns that the UK is now at a great risk from the Eurozone debt crisis. Youth unemployment has also passed the 1,000,000 mark for the first time since 1986. [120] 17 November Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond is named The Spectator magazine's 2011 politician of the year. [121]
Pages in category "Public holidays in the United Kingdom" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.