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Civic recognition is available to residents within Renfrewshire.

For which special occasions can I apply for a message from HM The Queen?
Special messages from HM The Queen can be requested on the occasions below:

• 100th birthdays
• 105th birthdays and annually thereafter
• diamond 60th wedding anniversaries
• blue sapphire 65th wedding anniversaries
• platinum 70th wedding anniversaries
• oak 80th wedding anniversaries

A photocopy or sight of the original birth or marriage certificate is required or details of:

• date of birth/date of marriage
• place of birth/place of marriage
• maiden name of female
• address where message should be delivered

A special message from HM The Queen is not delivered on the occasion of a golden (50th) wedding anniversary. However, Renfrewshire Council send an arrangement of flowers and a congratulatory letter.

Do I have to apply for a special message from HM The Queen, or can it happen automatically?
To ensure a special message from HM The Queen is delivered, contact should be made in the first instance with:

Renfrewshire Council
Department of Finance & Corporate Services
Members Services
Tel: 0141 840 3363/0141 840 3706
email: memberservices.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk

The information will be passed onto:

Lord Lieutenancy Office
East Renfrewshire Council HQ
Eastwood Park
Rouken Glen Road
Giffnock
G46 6UG

The Lord Lieutenancy office will arrange the special message to be delivered either by a Deputy Lieutenant, if requested, or by post.

Members services will mediate and make all arrangements required.

Can a congratulatory message from HM The Queen be a surprise or must the recipients be advised in advance?

• No, the recipients need not be advised in advance. The congratulatory message from HM The Queen can be a surprise organised by family or friends.

Who else is involved in organising a special message from HM The Queen to mark an important anniversary?

• The Lord Lieutenant locally will be informed as HM The Queen's representative. If requested, he/she, or his/her Deputy, will deliver the message at the appointed time. It is customary for the local MP, MSP and Provost to be advised.

Is there another way to arrange for the special message from HM The Queen?

• The Department of Pensions often advise the Lord Lieutenancy Office of a 100th birthday, who in turn alert the Local Authority. Contact can also be made directly with Buckingham Palace, who will then advise the local Lord Lieutenancy Office.

For further information please contact:

Members Services
Department of Corporate Services
Renfrewshire Council
Renfrewshire House
Cotton Street
Paisley, PA1 1TR

Tel: 0141 840 3363/0141 840 3706

email: memberservices.cs@renfrewshire.gov.uk