Communicating with The Queen
The Queen and all members of the Royal Family have private secretaries who deal with their correspondence.
For the address of The Queen's Private Secretary, see box below.
Unless you are personally known to the Sovereign, any letter to The Queen should be addressed to 'The Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen'. There is no need to address the private secretary by name, but if there is subsequent correspondence this should be addressed to the actual writer of the reply.
How to Write to The Private Secretary
| Commence the letter | Dear Sir |
| Close the letter | Yours faithfully |
| First reference to The Queen | Her Majesty The Queen |
| Subsequent references to The Queen | The Queen |
| Substitute 'she' and 'her' | With 'Her Majesty' and 'Her Majesty's' |
| Envelope | The Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen Buckingham Palace London SW1A 1AA |
