The Rise and Fall of Empire Day

Eyewitness by RNZ

Dec 23, 202000:15:37Society & Culture

Empire Day fell on the 24th of May and was celebrated in New Zealand from 1903 - two years after Queen Victoria passed away on 22 January 1901. The date was The Queen's birthday, but it was also one shared with a 7-year-...

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