Petition · past parliament

Make the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry wedding a bank holiday.

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Provide an extra bank holiday day around the wedding date to help the country celebrate the Royal wedding.

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 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 1 Dec 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.