Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrated with new holiday
Workers in Britain will enjoy an extra bank holiday in 2012 as a mark of celebration for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
In celebration to the Queen’s 60 years on the throne, a special four-day break will be created by moving the bank holiday currently held a the end of May to June 4, with an additional day off introduced on June 5.
The Lord President of the Privy Council, Lord Mandelson, said that Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee will be a remarkable historic event.
Lord Mandelson said he knew all Britons would want to honour Her Majesty as well as to remember about all her great accomplishments she carried out through out her reign.
In 1977, the Queen celebrated her Silver Jubilee and in 2002, her Golden Jubilee. Diamond Jubilees are a rare occasion in British monarchy since there has been only one other monarch to have celebrated one, Queen Victoria in 1897.
The news which was revealed yesterday also stated that a new city could emerge out of Wales.
City status will be offered to a town through a competition with Wrexham, which in 2002 was surpassed by Newport with a narrow margin, one of the top contenders.
Ian Lucas, MP for Wrexham, said his town will prove to be a strong contender in the “city status” race and claimed that the bid should backed by a multi-party campaign.
Mr Lucas said a status change for his town would equal to a real boost to its reputation and to its economy.
He added that Wrexham has grown considerably during the last the years and its profile is now even greater than when it previously bid for city status.