When is Primrose Day in England?

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What do you know about Primrose Day? April 19th.
Ive always been told it was a special day. But why?
Thanking you for your time.
Audrey

In the late 19 century, 19 April was celebrated as Primrose Day in memory of British Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield), who died on this day in 1881. People were encouraged to pay tribute to the statesman by wearing primroses as they were supposedly his favourite flower. However, it seems there was a misunderstanding and that the flower was not his favourite after all. Queen Victoria sent a wreath of primroses to Disraeli’s funeral with a note stating that they wer “his favourite flowers”; people assumed that the ‘his’ referred to Disraeli, but in fact it referred to Victoria’s late husband, Prince Albert.