Sunday, November 06, 2022

Extra Bank Holiday for Coronation of King Charles III Set for 8 May 2023

THE GUARDIAN: Extra bank holiday will follow king’s coronation two days earlier on Saturday 6 May

King Charles III will be crowned in Westminster Abbey on 6 May 2023. Photograph: Isabel Infantes/PA

The government has announced an additional bank holiday to mark the coronation of King Charles III next year.

Downing Street said the UK-wide holiday will fall on Monday 8 May after the coronation at Westminster Abbey two days earlier.

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