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You can get a free birthday or anniversary message from the King and the Queen Consort for a British national.

Birthdays

You can get a message for someone鈥檚:

• 100th birthday
• 105th birthday
• birthday each year following their 105th

If the person gets a State Pension or other benefit and lives in the UK

You do not need to apply for a birthday message.

This will be sent using the name and address on the person鈥檚 State Pension or other benefit record.

To update a State Pension record, contact the Pension Service.

To update any other benefit record, report a change in circumstances.

If the person does not get a State Pension or other benefit or does not live in the UK

You need to apply for a message. You can apply:

• no earlier than 5 weeks before the birthday date
• up to 6 months after for a belated message

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Find out more, including how to apply by post, on the .

Anniversaries

You can get a message for a couple鈥檚:

• 60th (diamond) anniversary
• 65th anniversary
• 70th (platinum) anniversary
• anniversary each year following their 70th

You can apply:

• no earlier than 5 weeks before the anniversary date if you apply online, or 3 weeks before if you apply by post
• up to 6 months after for a belated message

You鈥檒l need to send a copy of the couple鈥檚 marriage certificate when you apply.

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Find out more, including how to apply by post, on the .

If you do not have a copy of the marriage certificate and the couple got married in England or Wales

Call the General Register Office to apply 8 weeks before the anniversary.

You鈥檒l need:

• the names of the couple
• their current address
• the date and place of the marriage

The General Register Office will confirm the details and request the anniversary message for you.

If you do not have a copy of the marriage certificate and the couple got married in Scotland or Northern Ireland

There are and .

If the person lives in Australia, Canada or New Zealand

You must apply directly to the Governor-General. For contact details call the Anniversaries Office.