A lovely reply arrived today from the Queen & Prince Philip. I had written to them last month for their 70th Wedding Anniversary.
Nothing special about the envelope, it is the usual from the British Royals.
The back of the envelope features the Queen's coat of arms.
Inside is a very special tri-fold card. (The Queen's 90th Birthday card was similar, but had two panels instead of three.)
The back of the envelope features the Queen's coat of arms.
Inside is a very special tri-fold card. (The Queen's 90th Birthday card was similar, but had two panels instead of three.)
The front of the card features the Queen's Cypher, the distinctive EIIR. It stands for "Elizabeth II Regina." Regina is Latin for Queen. The front also features their years of marriage and a joint monogram. We don't often see joint monograms from the British Royals, so this is a real treat. (The Queen and Philip also have a joint monogram with their letters intertwined.)
The inside features two photos and a message from Queen on behalf of herself and Philip. (You will notice the Queen refers to him as Prince Philip, not his title Duke of Edinburgh.)
The photo on the left is from their wedding in 1947. Per royal tradition, it was taken in the throne room at Buckingham Palace.
The photo on the right was taken by Julian Calder at Buckingham Palace in Early 2011. The photo is part of a special set of official photographs by Royal Images, the official library of official photos of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.
Royal Images is an organization that manages the set of official photos that are available for Royal's charities, government organizations, etc. to use for official things.
The front of the card reads:
EIIR
70th Wedding Anniversary
1947-2017
EP
The inside features two photos and a message from Queen on behalf of herself and Philip. (You will notice the Queen refers to him as Prince Philip, not his title Duke of Edinburgh.)
The photo on the left is from their wedding in 1947. Per royal tradition, it was taken in the throne room at Buckingham Palace.
The photo on the right was taken by Julian Calder at Buckingham Palace in Early 2011. The photo is part of a special set of official photographs by Royal Images, the official library of official photos of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh.
Royal Images is an organization that manages the set of official photos that are available for Royal's charities, government organizations, etc. to use for official things.
The card reads:
Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip and I thank you for your kind words on the occasion of our 70th Wedding Anniversary.
Elizabeth R
I would have loved to see them use one of the official photographs released for their anniversary in the card. But those were taken in early November, and there likely wasn't enough time to have those printed on the card.
