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The Queen and Prince Philip celebrated their own diamond wedding anniversary in November 2007
© Patrick Lichfield /Camera Press

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

Download an application form for a wedding anniversary message (pdf, 100kB)

Applications from the UK
Applications from Australia, Canada and New Zealand
 
Applications from the UK
In order to receive a congratulatory message from The Queen for diamond (sixtieth), sixty-fifth and platinum (seventieth) weddings and every year thereafter, it is necessary to complete the application form and return it to the Anniversaries Office, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA. Please DO NOT return this form until three weeks before the celebration date. It is possible to receive a belated message up to six months after the event.

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:

a) A photocopy of the celebrants’ marriage certificate 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 appropriate General Register Office:

England or Wales
The General Register Office (Anniversary Section)
The Office for National Statistics
Smedley Hydro
Trafalgar Road
Southport
Merseyside PR8 2HH
Tel: 0845 603 7788
Visit the General Register Office’s web site for further details

Scotland
General Register Office for Scotland
New Register House
3 West Register Street
Edinburgh EH1 3YT
Scotland
Tel: 0131 314 4488
Fax: 0131 314 4531
Visit the General Register’s web site for further details

Northern Ireland
The General Register Office
Oxford House
49-55 Chichester Street
Belfast BT1 4HL
Tel: 028 9025 2000

For those married in Northern Ireland, alternatively you can contact the Centenarian/Anniversary Clerk at the following address, who will make the application for you:
The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister
Central Appointments Unit
Block E4.15, Castle Buildings
Stormont Estate
Belfast BT4 3SR
Tel: 028 9052 8193

b) Alternatively, you may prefer to telephone the General Register Office (telephone numbers as above), giving them the celebrants’ names and the date and place of the marriage. For a small fee they will verify the details in their records and pass the information directly to the Anniversaries Office. If you choose this option it is not necessary to return the form or to send a copy of the marriage certificate.

c) As it is The Queen’s custom only to send messages to citizens of one of Her Realms or UK Overseas Territories, those born or married overseas, or who currently live abroad, must provide evidence of their British nationality. This can be in the form of photocopies of the relevant pages of a British passport.

Applications from Australia, Canada and New Zealand
If the celebrant(s) currently reside(s) in either Australia, Canada or New Zealand, the completed application form should be sent to the relevant Governor-General, who, as The Queen’s personal representative in these countries, arranges for these messages to be sent. Contact details are as follows:

Australia
His Excellency the Governor-General
Government House
Canberra
Australian Capital Territories 2600
Australia
Fax: (0061) 2 6281 3760
Web site: www.gg.gov.au

Canada
Her Excellency the Governor-General
Rideau Hall
1 Sussex Drive
Ottawa
Ontario K1A 0A1
Canada
Fax: (0016) 1 3990 7636
Web site: www.gg.ca

New Zealand
Her Excellency the Governor-General
Government House
Wellington
New Zealand
Fax: (006) 4 4389 5536
Web site: www.dia.govt.nz