Sackloads of greeting cards are sure to bring a huge smile to the face of Her Majesty The Queen when she celebrates her Platinum Jubilee in June, with an extra special postbag arriving at Buckingham Palace full of lovely messages from greeting card publishers and retailers.
Organised by dedicated greeting card show PG Live and the Greeting Card Association (GCA), the Cards For The Queen initiative is inviting GCA members to create and sign greeting cards to mark the 70th anniversary of the Queen’s ascension to the throne, with the cards forming a special feature display at PG Live on June 7-8 at London’s Business Design Centre. Visit www.progressivegreetingslive.com
Card companies are also being asked to donate extra cards that have either been made specifically for the occasion or are existing suitable designs. They will be made available at the show for visitors to select and write, prior to popping them into the PG Live Cards For The Queen postbox.
All written greeting cards will then be hand delivered to Buckingham Palace by members of the PG Live and GCA teams.
“What a wonderful and fitting way for our industry to show its appreciation of our long reigning monarch,” comments Amanda Fergusson, ceo of the GCA. “I have no doubt that the abundance of creativity from publishers will result in some gorgeous greeting card crown jewels being on display at PG Live before being delivered to the Queen at Buckingham Palace.”
All cards, to include those signed by publishers as well as blank versions, should be sent to the GCA, Cards For The Queen, United House, North Road, London, N7 9DP, to arrive no later than Monday 30 May.
This year’s Cards For The Queen Platinum Jubilee initiative follows in the footsteps of similar projects in 2012 and 2016 at PG Live to mark Her Majesty’sDiamond Jubilee and the Queen’s 90th birthday.
Top: Cards for the Queen, posted at PG Live, will be hand delivered to Buckingham Palace from the industry.
