Thanks to the Queen we might be getting an extra bank holiday in June - this means you might be able to get ten days off work, using just four days of annual leave.

The possible bank holiday will celebrate Queen Elizabeth’s 65th year on the throne, which makes her the longest reigning monarch in British history.

A motion for an extra bank holiday was proposed in parliament on March 8, and went unopposed. It will be debated in the Commons today.

The last time we had an extra bank holiday was in 2012, to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

So here’s how to get 10 days off using four days' holiday:

Monday, May 29, is already a bank holiday and it is likely that the extra bank holiday will fall on Monday, June 5.

So, if you book Tuesday to Friday off (May 30 – June 2), you will have escaped from the office for ten days.

And you can also try something similar at Easter.

Good Friday falls on April 14, Easter Monday on April 17 and the May Bank Holiday on May 1.

If you clock off on April 13 and book holidays until May 2, you get 18 days off work, but only use nine days holiday.