--- description: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have announced their engagement, but, judging by Twitter, Brits only care about one thing. title: British People Have Only One Question About Harry and Meghan's Wedding image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e8a916e3db24f3a/6988e6eb929fad8088bee9b7/gettyimages-853873780.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [United Kingdom](/tag/united-kingdom/) ## United Kingdom Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # British People Have Only One Question About Harry and Meghan's Wedding by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 27, 2017 11:46 AM CUT  Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Wheelchair Tennis on day three of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 at Nathan Philips Square on September 25, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry attend the Wheelchair Tennis on day three of the Invictus Games Toronto 2017 at Nathan Philips Square on September 25, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.Karwai Tang—WireImage by [Kate Samuelson](/author/kate-samuelson/) ## Kate Samuelson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 27, 2017 11:46 AM CUT Following the announcement of [Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s engagement](http://time.com/5036408/prince-harry-meghan-markle-engaged/ "undefined"), British and international news outlets have been flooded with reports on what the _Suits_ star’s ring will be like, [where the couple will get married](http://time.com/5036452/prince-harry-meghan-markle-relationship-timeline/ "undefined") and who will be invited to the wedding. However, judging by a quick sweep of Twitter, it’s clear that Brits only care about one aspect of the imminent royal nuptials: whether or not they will receive the day off work. It’s not unprecedented for Brits to receive a day of paid leave when it coincides with an important royal affair. When Prince William and Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, married at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29 2011, then-Prime Minister David Cameron declared the day a public holiday – or a “Bank Holiday” — for England, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure people had an opportunity to celebrate the future King’s wedding. Similarly, a four-day long weekend was declared in Britain for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in June 2012, celebrating the long-reigning monarch’s 60 years on the throne. Workers were also given an extra day of holiday to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. So unsurprisingly, it was at the top of a lot of Twitter users’ minds: > [](https://twitter.com/ArchieAtherton/status/935096714129821696) > [](https://twitter.com/sheepio/status/935096804324134913) > [](https://twitter.com/MrPaulRobinson/status/935096877879619584) > [](https://twitter.com/charlotte2222/status/935096909491994625) > [](https://twitter.com/pollycurtis/status/935093194898976768) > [](https://twitter.com/steviehuw/status/935109386317463552) > [](https://twitter.com/ryan%5Fclubley/status/935109293665374209) > [](https://twitter.com/olsensruffalo/status/935108880006336518) > [](https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/935096077958762497) However, it’s unlikely that Brits will receive a day off work to celebrate Prince Harry’s spring 2018 wedding with Markle. Unfortunately the combination of Harry’s lowly position in line to the throne (he’s currently fifth, but set to fall to sixth following the birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s third baby next year), with the likelihood that he will shun a grand affair in Westminster Abbey for a more intimate affair somewhere outside London, means a day off work for Brits is not looking like it’s on the cards. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5037643/royal-wedding-bank-holiday/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5037643/royal-wedding-bank-holiday/"},"headline":"British People Have Only One Question About Harry and Meghan's Wedding","datePublished":"2017-11-27T11:46:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:23:36.326Z","description":"And it's not about the dress","url":"https://time.com/5037643/royal-wedding-bank-holiday/","keywords":["United Kingdom","Royal Family","royals"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e8a916e3db24f3a/6988e6eb929fad8088bee9b7/gettyimages-853873780.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kate Samuelson","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/kate-samuelson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e8a916e3db24f3a/6988e6eb929fad8088bee9b7/gettyimages-853873780.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Day 3: Invictus Games Toronto 2017","caption":"Day 3: Invictus Games Toronto 2017","creditText":"Karwai Tang—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/united-kingdom/","name":"United Kingdom"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5037643/royal-wedding-bank-holiday/","name":"British People Have Only One Question About Harry and Meghan's Wedding"}}]}] ```