It comes after the Government announced plans to move the May bank holiday to a Friday next year to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day, also known as VE Day. Just not changing it with 11 months notice, when you've had 74 years to prepare for this event." Next year will mark the second time ever that the early May bank holiday has been moved - the first was in 1995 to mark the 50th anniversary of VE Day. But despite the cost, he said sending them out with the wrong date would have been too damaging for the company's brand. "We considered the practical implications of moving this bank holiday."

Source: Daily Mirror June 14, 2019 07:18 UTC