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Proposed Public Holiday Reportedly Set For Queen Elizabeth's 60th Wedding Anniversary. Prime Minister Tony Blair is expected to announce plans to recognize the queen's achievement in becoming the first monarch in history to achieve 60 years of marriage with a commemorative day.
The Queen and Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, were married at Westminster Abbey on November 20, 1947. However, the proposed public holiday is likely to be on the Tuesday after the August Bank Holiday, so as not to disrupt the school year.
The bank holiday, if approved, would be the first extra day off for the country since the Queen's Golden Jubilee five years ago, marking her 50th year of reign (19-Jun-2001).
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