Worthing Borough Council

100th Birthdays and Diamond Weddings

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0207 930 4832

Who can get a congratulatory message from the Queen?

The Queen sends congratulatory messages for:

• Diamond, sixty-fifth and Platinum (seventieth) wedding anniversaries and every year thereafter,
• and for the one hundredth and one hundred and fifth birthdays and every year thereafter.

These are sent only to citizens of The Queen's Realms or UK Overseas Territories.

Relatives or the individuals themselves must apply in advance of the date for which the message is required, since no automatic notification is received by Buckingham Palace when a special birthday or wedding anniversary is reached.

How to apply - Wedding Anniversaries

There is no charge for this service, but it will be essential for you to provide this office with documentary proof of the occasion as noted below. Applications must be made no sooner than three weeks before the celebration date. It is possible to receive a belated message up to six months after the event.

Download an application form and choose wedding anniversary message application form. Complete the application form and return it to:

• Anniversaries Office
  Buckingham Palace
  London
  SW1A 1AA

A photocopy of the celebrants' marriage certificate is required which will be returned to you in due course. You will receive prompt acknowledgement of your application confirming that a message will be sent and returning all documents to you. Please do check that the details are correct and contact the Anniversaries Officer on 020 7930 4832 if they are not.

The Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace is open from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

You can obtain a certified copy of the marriage certificate from the General Register Office.

How to apply - Birthday Messages

There is no charge for this service, but it will be essential for you to provide this office with documentary proof of the occasion as noted below. Applications must be made no sooner than three weeks before the celebration date. It is possible to receive a belated message up to six months after the event.

Download an application form and choose the birthday message application form. Complete the application form and return it to:

• Anniversaries Office
  Buckingham Palace
  London
  SW1A 1AA

You must supply with the application form:

1. A photocopy of the celebrant's birth certificate is required which will be returned to you in due course. You will receive prompt acknowledgement of your application confirming that a message will be sent and returning all documents to you. Please do check that the details are correct and contact the Anniversaries Officer on Tel: 020 7930 4832 if they are not.
2. Alternatively, if you do not have a copy of the birth certificate and do not wish to purchase one, and if the celebrant is a resident of the United Kingdom and in receipt of a State Pension, you may return the completed application form to the Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace without including a certificate. The celebrant's details will then be verified directly with the Department for Work and Pensions.

Please note, the Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace is open from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

You can obtain a certified copy of the birth certificate from the General Register Office.

General Register Office

For certified copies of your birth or wedding certificate please contact the England and Wales General Register Office:

• The General Register Office (Anniversary Section)
  Smedley Hydro
  Trafalgar Road
  Southport
  Merseyside
  PR8 2HH
• Telephone: 0300 123 1837
• Website: General Register Office's Website

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