60th Wedding Anniversary - letter from the Queen

[Mother Goose]

Just wondering if anyone has organised one of these before? My Grandparents will have been married for 60 years next month and I'd like to organise a letter from HRH and also the PM for them. Any tips? How long did it take? Did you have any issues? I've read the "official" website for Aust and know I need to send everything to a Federal Member of Parliament... but am looking for tips and advice....

thanks!

MG

[Hansie]

I did it in Jan for my in laws. You just go to your local MP & fill in the form & provide them with a wedding cert or stat dec. you can have it returned to you or sent to them directly on the day or before. It was very quickly organized. For 60 years you get one from the PM & one from the GG. The hardest part for me was finding a present for 60 years.

[kimmi]

60 years... Just wanted to comment how wonderful that is to hear.. I aspire to be like your Grandparents x

[FabFiona]

We do them all the time. Very easy to organise. It's also for birthdays.

Given the timeline I'd call or drop by your Federal MPs office in the next few days.


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[melbel]

ooooh...thanks for the hot tip guys...my parents have been married 60 years in september and this will be perfect to arrange as a gift!!!

[feeb]

We do them all the time. Very easy to organise. It's also for birthdays.

Given the timeline I'd call or drop by your Federal MPs office in the next few days.


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Oh what birthdays can you get them for???? Also do you need to apply to MP where person lives or just where you live?

[Mother Goose]

FabFiona, do you normally send it on for theatre reform the Queen or is that a separate process?

I admire my Grandparents immensely and hope my marriage lasts as long as theirs. It is such an achievement! Although Grandpa has always said he would divorce Gran after 60 years... So we are also printing divorce papers as a joke

[Hansie]

Queen doesn't send a letter until 70 years of marriage. I looked into that one for my IL too.
Lol at the divorce papers.

[Doing my best]

that must've changed, we had one for my grandparents 60th, about 8 yrs ago..

but sorry, I didn't organise it, so not sure how to go about it..

[Hansie]

Yes my IL were disappointed a little as they would have preferred the Queen to Julia I think, but none the less it is fantastic gift & very well presented.

[Mother Goose]

The websites I've been looking at say the Queen sends one for 60 years?

[Hansie]

My apologies was just looking again & it does say for 60 years now. When I ordered my IL in Dec last year we were advised for 70 years onwards by our Federal MP's office. Will have to check it out now with IL too see if they would like me to get this one too. Thanks for making me recheck
I think they may have been giving the wrong info as it says 'The Queen is now sending letters to those couples who didn't receive a letter for there 60th Wedding Anniversary'

[FabFiona]

Your MPs office will do everyone - including the Queen. They can also contact state govt for Premier of you ask.

Queen message is definitely for 60 years anniversary.

You can have the messages sent to you if you want to give as a surprise at a celebration. Otherwise Lizzie, Julia and Quentin will just post it directly!


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[Mother Goose]

Thanks FabFiona! Given how soon it is, we will just get it sent to them. They will be tickled pink