The Queen’s Birthday Reception, which is hosted annually by the Lieutenant Governor Sir Stephen Dalton and Lady Dalton, was due to take place on 2 July.
But Government House confirmed yesterday afternoon that Ministers’ decision to delay the lifting of the remaining covid measures – including allowing unlimited numbers at gatherings and stand-up drinking – had scuppered the celebration.
A statement from Government House said that the decision was made “with regret”.
it is one of a number of events that have had to be cancelled as a result of continuing restrictions.
A number of sports teams have also had to call off their trips to Jersey, including the English netball team, who were due to attend for a training camp. The Jersey Bulls had to delay their VBET Cup tournament until 2022.
Unfortunately, Jersey Bulls have been forced to take the decision to rearrange the inaugural VBET Cup to the 16th & 17th of July 2022!
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— JerseyBullsFC (@JerseyBullsFC) June 24, 2021
The Bulls had been set to go up against a trio of big names: largest fan-owned club in the UK, FC United from Manchester; one of the oldest clubs in the world, Cray Wanderers FC; and Hashtag United FC, a semi-professional club founded by popular FIFA YouTuber Spencer Owen.