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people to write directly to a Royal Family member
(though correspondence will be dealt in any case by a Private Secretary, Equerry or Lady-in-Waiting first, and then if appropriate passed to the person the letter is addressed to). Letters and cards may be sent for
birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, royal births, royal deaths; to inform a particular Royal Family member of 764
local achievements, charity and royal patronage issues; and about matters related to the Crown. Letters showing support for a particular cause patronised by a member of the Royal Family are also welcome.
Letters should formally open with ‘Your Majesty’, or more simply ‘Sir’ or ‘Madam’ when writing to the
monarch; and with ‘Your Royal Highness’ or ‘Sir’ /
‘Madam’ when writing to other members of the Royal
Family. Letters should end with ‘Yours Sincerely’ or ‘Yours Faithfully’. In the case of the monarch a more formal closing can be used as follows: 'I have the honour to be, Madam/Sir, Your Majesty's humble and obedient
servant'. Envelopes should be addressed to ‘His Royal Highness’, ‘Her Royal Highness’ or ‘Their Royal
Highnesses’, followed by the titles and addresses listed below. In the case of the Monarch or Queens Consort, envelopes should be addressed to ‘His Majesty the King’
and ‘Her Majesty the Queen’.
Senders should be aware that neither The Queen nor any member of the Royal Family intervene in political issues or personal disputes, so letters of this nature will receive a standard response. Unsolicited packaged gifts should also not be sent as they will not be opened for security reasons, and unsolicited vouchers or gift certificates will also be returned. Hand-made drawings on paper or
photographs however are acceptable. Senders should not expect a direct response from a member of the Royal 765
Family. All responses, acknowledgements, and letters of thanks are normally composed and signed by Private
Secretaries, Equerries or Ladies-in-Waiting, though a Royal Family member may sometimes append a personal signature.
Addresses:
Mailing addresses are current as of June 2017. Correct postage should always be affixed to the envelope.
The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Duke of York, Princess Beatrice of York, Princess Eugenie of York, The Princess Royal, Princess Alexandra of Kent:
Buckingham Palace
London SW1A 1AA
The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall:
Clarence House
London SW1A 1BA
The Duke of Cambridge, The Duchess of Cambridge, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, The Duke of Sussex, The Duchess of Sussex:
Kensington Palace
London W8 4PU
(correspondence can also be sent to Clarence House) 766
The Earl of Wessex, The Countess of Wessex:
Bagshot Park
Bagshot
Surrey GU19 5PL
The Duke of Gloucester, The Duchess of Gloucester, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent: Kensington Palace
London W8 4PU
The Duke of Kent:
St James’s Palace
London SW1A 1BQ
The Duchess of Kent:
Wren House
Palace Green
London W8 4PY
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The following sources were consulted in the writing of this book.
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