The following is the telegram sent by the Holy Father Francis for the National Holiday and Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II:

Telegram of 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.