How does the Queen know someone is turning 100 years old, for a birthday wish to be sent out by her. . .?

Question

How does the Queen know someone is turning 100 years old, for a birthday wish to be sent out by her. . .?

Answer 1

You write to her and tell her!

Here's how to do it.

http://www.royal.gov/uk/output/Page4896....

You can download an application.

Here's more:

"BIRTHDAY MESSAGES

Download an application form for a birthday message (pdf, 108kB)

Applications from the UK

Applications from Australia, Canada and New Zealand

Applications from the UK

In order to receive a congratulatory message from The Queen for one hundredth, one hundred and fifth birthdays and every year thereafter, it is necessary to complete the application form and return it to the Anniversaries Office, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA no sooner than three weeks before the celebration date. It is possible to receive a belated message up to six months after the event.

There is no charge for this service, but you do need to provide this office with documentary proof of the occasion as noted below:

a) A photocopy of the celebrant's birth certificate which will be returned to you in due course. You will receive prompt acknowledgement of your application confirming that a message will be sent and returning all documents to you. Please do check that the details are correct and contact the Anniversaries Officer on Tel: [phone] if they are not.

Please note, the Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace is open from 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday.

You can obtain a certified copy of the birth certificate from the appropriate General Register Office:

England or Wales

The General Register Office (Anniversary Section)

The Office for National Statistics

Smedley Hydro

Trafalgar Road

Southport

Merseyside PR8 2HH

Tel: [phone]

Visit the General Register's web site for further details

Scotland

General Register Office for Scotland

New Register House

3 West Register Street

Edinburgh EH1 3YT

Scotland

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Visit the General Register's web site for further details

Northern Ireland

The General Register Office

Oxford House

49-55 Chichester Street

Belfast BT1 4HL

Tel: [phone]

For those born in Northern Ireland, alternatively, you can contact the Centenarian/Anniversary Clerk at the following address, who will make the application for you:

The Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister

Central Appointments Unit

Block E4.15, Castle Buildings

Stormont Estate

Belfast BT4 3SR

Tel: [phone]

b) Alternatively, if you do not have a copy of the birth certificate and do not wish to purchase one, and if the celebrant is a resident of the United Kingdom and in receipt of a State Pension, you may return the completed application form to the Anniversaries Office at Buckingham Palace without including a certificate. The celebrant's details will then be verified directly with the Department for Work and Pensions.

c) As it is The Queen's custom only to send messages to citizens of one of Her Realms or UK Overseas Territories, those born or married overseas, or who currently live abroad, must provide evidence of their British nationality. This can take the form of photocopies of the relevant pages of a British passport.

Please note that a representative from The Pensions Service may wish to arrange a visit to see celebrants who are residents of the United Kingdom before their birthday.

Applications from Australia, Canada and New Zealand

If the celebrant(s) currently reside(s) in either Australia, Canada or New Zealand, the completed application form should be sent to the relevant Governor-General, who, as The Queen's personal representative in these countries, arranges for these messages to be sent. Contact details are as follows:

Australia

His Excellency the Governor-General

Government House

Canberra

Australian Capital Territories 2600

Australia

Fax: [phone]

Web site: www.gg.gov.au

Canada

Her Excellency the Governor-General

Rideau Hall

1 Sussex Drive

Ottawa

Ontario K1A 0A1

Canada

Fax: [phone]

Web site: www.gg.ca

New Zealand

Her Excellency the Governor-General

Government House

Wellington

New Zealand

Fax: [phone]

Web site: www.dia.govt.nz  "

Answer 2

Everyones on a big database and she's sent a letter to tells her.

Answer 3

It use to be you had to notify a politician and they notified the GG who notified the palace. These days you can do it yourself by going on the net and there is actually a section on the website for the English royal family to notify of any approaching birthday of renown

Answer 4

She relies on friends or relatives of the person to tell her.