The royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29th 2011 will now be a public holiday for residents of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
At its meeting last week, the governor’s Advisory Council agreed to mark the special occasion April 29 with a public holiday.
The royal couple, both 28, got engaged while on holiday in Kenya in October and will tie the knot on Friday, April 29. Shortly after the long awaited announcement, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron declared the day a public holiday. There is already the May Day holiday on the following Monday, making for a festive four-day weekend for the country.
It will take place at Westminster Abbey, a venue that has hosted the weddings of the Queen and Queen Mother and was the venue for Princess Diana’s funeral in 1997.
The government also announced last week the public holiday for Commonwealth Day will be observed on March 14.
