Restoration (1660) May it proclaimed that King Charles II had been the lawful monarch since the execution of Charles I on 30 January 1649. it was as if the last nineteen years had never happened". Charles returned from exile, leaving The Hague on 23 May and landing at Dover on 25 May. He entered London on 29 May, his birthday. To celebrate "his Majesty's Return to his Parliament", 29 May was made a public holiday, popularly known as Oak Apple Day. He was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 23 April 1661. "The commonwealth parliamentary union was, after 1660, treated as null and
Monarch Airlines livery was applied to G-MONJ. HedKandi CDs and radio stations were available for purchase and to listen to on board Monarch aircraft. In October 2007, Monarch became the first airline in Europe to accept PayPal as a flight payment option on its website. During 2008, Monarch changed the name of its website from "flymonarch.com" to "monarch.co.uk". It also changed its advertising slogan to "The Low Fare Airline That Cares". During 2008, Monarch provided the aircraft, an Airbus A321, to launch the ITV2 television programme "CelebAir". Celebrities were trained and took on duties performed by airline staff, such as cabin crew.