This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Allow for a bank holiday on the day of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding.
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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.
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/206302
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