Queen Elizabeth II: Petition to Make September 8 a Bank Holiday Is Trending

A petition has been issued calling for an annual bank holiday in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth II's 70 years on the throne, with more than 120,000 people signing it.

GB News reported that King Charles III confirmed over the weekend that the day of Queen Elizabeth II's state funeral will be marked as a public holiday.

In addition to that public holiday, the public wants a bank holiday every year on September 8 to mark the Queen's life of service. September 8 was the reported day the Queen died.

John Harris created the petition on change.org, wherein he wrote that the Queen is "our longest reigning monarch, and arguably the Nations." Harris claimed that Queen Elizabeth was also the World's "most popular ever Monarch."

He added that the Queen was the "most constant symbol of Great Britain," and that she was an "inspirational woman."

Queen Elizabeth II Petition

The petition creator noted that Britain has fewer bank holidays as compared to other European countries such as France and Spain. The two countries have 11 and 14 ban holidays, respectively.

The Independent also noted that England and Wales have eight bank holidays while Scotland has nine and Northern Ireland has 10.

One person who signed the petition noted that Queen Elizabeth II was "a vision of comfort and resolution" in times of distress.

Another person said that the Queen should be remembered and honored by generations to come.

Her funeral will be a national bank holiday, which will be on Monday, September 19.

Queen Elizabeth II Death

The Queen died at age 96 on Thursday, which ended an era for the United Kingdom and started the reign of her son and successor, King Charles III.

Westminster Abbey said on Wednesday that its bells are ringing fully muffled, with the church saying that the muffles are only used after the death of a monarch, according to an Insider live updates.

Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Russian President Vladimir Putin had sent his condolences through a telegram but had "no other plans to participate in memorial or other events."

A senior British government source noted that Russian officials would not be welcome at the Queen's funeral due to the ongoing war between Russia with Ukraine, going nearly seven months now. The same source said that Belarus and Myanmar representatives were not invited either.

Prince William and Prince Harry were once again seen together publicly with the procession of their grandmother's coffin.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stood directly behind Prince William and Kate Middleton during the ceremony.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were also photographed with King Charles III on Tuesday as they were waiting to receive the Queen's coffin at Buckingham Palace.

It was the first time that the Sussex couple was publicly pictured with the King since Queen Elizabeth died at Balmoral Castle.

It was earlier reported that people waiting to see the monarch's coffin may line up for 30 hours to do so.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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