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British Special Days June 2012 June Holidays in the UK
Facts and Sayings about June | Interactive Calendars 2012 when is .... what date is .... what happens on ..... the date of ... whats on 2010 in the UK Well Dressing - Derbyshire Wells are dressed with large framed panels decorated with elaborate mosaic-like pictures made of flower petals, seeds, grasses, leaves, tree bark, berries and moss. May -Sept May -Sept May -Sept Coronation Day: gun salute Gun salute to mark the anniversary of the day when the Queen was crowned (in 1953). A 41-gun salute at 12 noon fired by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery in Hyde Park, London 2 Jun 2 Jun 2 Jun Spring Bank Holiday (UK- Whit Monday) (Bank Holiday / Public Holiday) 30 May 4 June 27 May The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday An extra bank holiday added on 5 June to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee   5 June   The Queen's Official birthday (varies each year in June) Trooping the Colour (Royal Tradition) The Queen's official birthday celebrations.   16 Jun   Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse was founded by Queen Anne in 1711. Each day begins with the Royal Procession - the arrival of The Queen and the Royal party in horse-drawn landaus. The Royal Procession dates back to the 1820s and the reign of King George IV   19 - 23 June   Father's Day (3rd Sunday of June) 19 Jun 17 Jun 16 Jun Summer Solstice (Northern Hemisphere) The longest day of the year, when the Sun is at its most northern point in the sky. Due to Britain's northern location, the sun rises around 4:30 a.m. and doesn't set until 9:30 p.m. on this day. 21 Jun 21 Jun 21 Jun Wimbledon Tennis Championships One of the four great world tennis championships and the only one which is played on grass.   25 June - 8 July 24 June - 7 July Midsummer's Day Jun 24 Jun 24 Jun 24 Henley Royal Regatta The River Thames and the town of Henley on Thames are transformed into one large sporting and social arena where the world's best rowers compete. 29 Jun - 3 Jul 27 Jun - 1 Jul   May July January February March April May June July August September October November December

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