Anniversary & Birthday messages from the Queen

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Birthdays and Anniversaries are very special occasions. What you may not know is there is a very special office at Buckingham Palace dedicated to celebrating some very special milestones. For 100th birthdays and 60th wedding anniversaries Queen Elizabeth II send out personal cards to mark these special milestones.

Birthday Messages:
The Queen send out birthday messages for 100th & 105th birthdays and then ever year after 105.

You must apply for the message each appropriate year, however you are not required to resubmit proper documentation (i.e. Birth certificate) a second time.

For information on how to apply:
https://www.royal.uk/anniversary-messages-0

Wedding Anniversaries:
The Queen sends out messages of congratulations for 60th, 65th, & 70th wedding anniversaries and then every year after the couple's 70th anniversary.

You must apply for the message each appropriate year, however you are not required to resubmit proper documentation (i.e. Marriage certificate) a second time.

For information on how to apply:
https://www.royal.uk/anniversary-messages-0

Who is entitled?
The Queen only send messages to current British, Commonwealth and UK overseas territories citizens. Unfortunately due to the number of requests each year, the Queen is unable to send congratulations for birthdays and anniversaries not listed above.

For more information on who is entitled:   https://www.royal.uk/anniversary-messages-0

Australia, Canada or New Zealand?
If you live in either Australia, Canada or New Zealand, the completed application form should be sent to your Governor-General, who will then process your request.

(see the appropriate link above for more information.)

What you will receive?
The Queen sends out a personalized card, congratulating the couple or person on their special milestone. The picture on the card is changed every five years to stay current, and to try to prevent people from receiving duplicate pictures.

The Anniversary Office has also been known for changing up the messages slightly, so that twins each receive their own special massages, or people who receive both anniversary and birthday cards.

The message is written in English, but you can request a message in Welsh instead.

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