#epanniversary17

[writingtoroyals]

Royal Mail!

This may be my favorite piece of royal mail so far. 

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding anniversary

When I arrived home the first thing I did was break open this envelope. I was so excited to see it in person since I had seen other people’s. 

This was a response from Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip on the occasion of their 70th wedding anniversary. 

I’m sure most of you have seen this already. It’s a very impressive card, similar to her 90th birthday. 

It’s a tri-fold card, you can see it fully opened below. I absolutely love the photo of their wedding day then the transition to present day. It’s so cool to see how far they’ve come as people and a couple. 

The gold on the front is very shiny. 

One interesting thing to me is that it’s read on behalf of the Queen (”Prince Philip and I”).  It’s HER thanking you instead of a joint statement. The Queen is the only British royal that replies in the first person that I’ve had so far. The rest usually say something like “The Duke and Duchess thank you...They appreciate it...ect.” 

Another cool thing is their joint monogram. I haven’t seen that before (although I usually don’t notice monograms on statements and such). Very unique and historical. 

Definitely one of my favorite cards. Very beatuiful.

Card Sent On: October 25, 2017

Reply Received On: November 28, 2017