On the occasion of his 96th birthday and on the day of the platinum jubilee celebrations of his accession to the throne, Pope Francis writes to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.
We publish below the Telegram that the Holy Father Francis sent on the occasion of the National Holiday and the Platinum Wedding of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:
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Telegram from the Holy Father
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
LONDON
ON THE JOYFUL OCCASION OF YOUR MAJESTY’S BIRTHDAY, AND AS YOU CELEBRATE THIS PLATINUM JUBILEE YEAR, I SEND CORDIAL GREETINGS AND GOOD WISHES, TOGETHER WITH THE RENEWED ASSURANCE OF MY PRAYERS THAT ALMIGHTY GOD WILL BESTOW UPON YOU, THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY AND ALL THE PEOPLE OF THE NATION BLESSINGS OF UNITY, PROSPERITY AND PEACE.
FRANCISCUS PP.