Petition · past parliament

In May 2018, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle should be given a Bank Holiday.

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

There is precedent for creating a Bank Holiday for the Prince's Royal Wedding. The country should celebrate the event with them, in the same way that we did with Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

29 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.