How Can I Receive A Congratulatory Message From The Queen?

Ha !! I decided to ask Google a question... about freqently asked questions... wondering what question was most frequently asked! I was thinking it would be, "How much?" "Did you come?" "Why don't I look like Daddy?" - that kind of thing.

Of course, Google being a chippy megalith, it produced me a nice list of FAQs. I clicked and browsed and I found my way to the website of the British Embassy in Washington DC FAQ. They list their 10 most frequently asked q's as:

1. Can I work in Britain?
2. Where can I get official advice from British and U.S. governments on travel abroad?
3. Where can I find information on relocating or moving to the United Kingdom?
4. Is my US drivers licence valid in the UK?
5. What is Britain's most popular meal?
6. How can I receive a congratulatory message from The Queen?
7. What is Burns Night?
8. How can I buy or rent real estate in Britain?
9. Can I get married in Britain?
10. How can I purchase British products?

You don't need to know the answers to these questions, with one exception - how to get the congratulatory message from The Queen. This, you do need to know, on a need-to-know basis.

And the answer is that Congratulatory messages from The Queen to citizens of the United Kingdom (including those living abroad) can be requested for the following occasions:

100th Birthday
105th Birthday
every year after the 105th Birthday
60th Wedding Anniversary
65th Wedding Anniversary
70th Wedding Anniversary
every year after the 70th Wedding Anniversary

And so with this in mind, I composed the following letter:

Assistant Private Secretary
Buckingham Palace
London
SW1A 1AA
England

Dear Queen Elizabeth,

I know I am quite old, because I can remember trams, penny-farthing bicycles, gas lamps, and that nasty war against the Germans. Come to think of it, didn't we fight them twice? Or was that the football? Anyway, it's about time I had a congratulatory message from you as I know I am quite old. Except I cannot remember how old I am as all my documents were lost in the war. Or was it the football? I was looking for my passport earlier. Is it blue? I used to have a blue one, it was quite hard. Or was it German?

Yours Sincerely,

Deek Deekster, aged 105 or thereabouts