Calls grow in Britain to make Sept. 8 to establish Queen Elizabeth II Day as a national holiday to celebrate the queen’s life
’s long reign of service in a brief statement to honour the first anniversary of his mother’s death.
William and Catherine, Prince and Princess of Wales, will be in western Wales on Friday to meet local communities around St. Davids. “Their Royal Highnesses’ day will include a visit to St. Davids Cathedral where they will commemorate the life of Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with a small private service,” palace officials said in a statement.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has also issued a statement to mark the occasion. “With the perspective of a year, the scale of Her late Majesty’s service only seems greater,” Mr. Sunak said. “Her devotion to the nations of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth only seems deeper. And our gratitude for such an extraordinary life of duty and dedication only continues to grow.”
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