Petition · past parliament
Call a bank holiday to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
It’s been widely reported that Theresa May will not call for an extra bank holiday in 2018 to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
This petition demands that a Bank holiday is created to allow the whole country to celebrate this important historical occasion together in 2018.
This petition demands that a Bank holiday is created to allow the whole country to celebrate this important historical occasion together in 2018.
This will likely be the last royal wedding of such stature and importance to take place for two decades, and the last that an entire generation of UK citizens will live to enjoy.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 28 Nov 2017 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 1 Dec 2017 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
1 Dec 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.