Get a congratulatory message from the Queen :Cross Stitch – Do it online

You can get a congratulatory message from the Queen on special birthdays and certain wedding anniversaries.

Your application form should not be sent until 3 weeks before the celebration date.

You can get a belated message up to 6 months after the birthday or anniversary if you’ve missed the date. The form tells you how to do this.

Send your forms to:

The Anniversaries OfficeBuckingham PalaceLondon

SW1A 1AA

You can also get a congratulatory birthday or anniversary message if you now live abroad, or were born or married overseas. You need to show evidence of your British nationality ie a photocopy of a current or recent British passport.

If you live in Australia, Canada or New Zealand send the completed application form to your Governor-General who arranges for the congratulatory messages to be sent.