Anniversary / Birthday Messages

If you know someone close to you who is celebrating a special birthday or wedding anniversary they can receive a personal congratulations from the Prime Minister, the Governor General, or the Queen.

The Prime Minister will send a message of congratulations to people turning 90 years of age or more. The Queen and Governor-General will send a message on a 100th birthday. On request, the Prime Minister and the Governor-General will write again every year and The Queen will write again every five years.

The Prime Minister and Governor-General send messages to couples celebrating 50 years of marriage and subsequent wedding anniversaries. The Queen sends messages to couples celebrating 60 years of marriage and will write every five years after that on request.

This table below outlines eligibility requirements for Anniversary Messages.
	50th Wedding Anniversary	50th plus Wedding Anniversary	90th Birthday	90th plus Birthday
Prime Minister	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Governor-General	Yes	Yes	No	100th and every year thereafter
The Queen	No	60th and every fifth thereafter	No	100th and every fifth year thereafter

Note: Messages from The Queen can be arranged for couples or individuals who did not receive a message on their 60th wedding anniversary or on their 100th birthday, as the case may be.

If you would like to organise a message please contact my office.