Petition · past parliament
Allow for a bank holiday on the day of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
In such times of hardship where the public is overworked and underpaid, the least the government could do is allow the British a day off to drink gin and celebrate with the newlyweds.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 27 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Dec 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Dec 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.