Public holiday for royal visit proposed in Sark

Plans have been submitted to have a public holiday in Sark when King Charles III and Queen Camilla visit Guernsey.

Conseiller John Guille, Chairman of the Policy and Finance Committee, has put a proposal for the Chief Pleas' midsummer meeting to make 16 July a public holiday to mark the royal visit to the bailiwick.

The royal couple are due to visit the Channel Islands with a trip to Jersey on 15 July before heading to Guernsey the following day.

Dates for public holidays in Sark are determined by the Chief Pleas, which is the island's government. The midsummer meeting is due to take place on 3 July.

Mr Guille's proposal said: "As the island of Sark determines dates for its own public holidays, Chief Pleas needs to decide whether to allow an extra public holiday for the royal visit as has been done in Jersey and Guernsey.

"With this in mind, the committee has resolved to recommend to Chief Pleas that an additional public holiday be held on the 16 July, 2024."

Changes have been made to the timings of ferries between Sark and Guernsey to make it easier for Sark residents to be in Guernsey while the king visits.

Politicians in Jersey and Guernsey have already agreed to mark the royal visit with a public holiday on their islands, while a proposal for one in Alderney is due to be considered on

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