<P> A Privilege day in the United Kingdom is a day of annual leave granted to employees of the Civil Service . These are in addition to bank holidays . </P> <P> Prior to 2013, there were 2.5 privilege days each year: </P> <Ul> <Li> The Queen's Official Birthday . This is a full day usually attached to the Spring Bank Holiday, the last Monday in May, on either the Friday before the Bank Holiday or the Tuesday after (in order to create a long weekend), originally allocated in respect of the Queen's Official Birthday . </Li> <Li> Maundy Thursday . This was a half day on the afternoon of the Thursday of Holy Week . </Li> <Li> Christmas . This was an extra full day of leave at Christmas, in addition to the bank holidays of Christmas and Boxing Day . It is often arranged so as to connect the Christmas bank holidays to an adjacent weekend . </Li> </Ul>

Civil servants day off for queen's birthday