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In the month of August, the Queen will celebrate her 80th birthday. Since 1917, birthday messages had been sent out by the Royal Household on a regular basis to centenarians. Last year, 4623 messages were sent.

Special birthday greetings

Occasionally, messages
have been sent to well-known or unusual recipients, perhaps the most
famous of which was Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, who received an
official 100th birthday greeting from her daughter in 2000. Comedian
Bob Hope received a private message from The Queen on his 100th
birthday in 2003 whilst the former ballerina Dame Ninette de Valois
received a message wishing her ‘a very happy day’ in June 1998.

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Suzanne suggest that writing messages on a family chalkboard will create better communication. Read the full story.

Aug 9 is Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed as “historic” the decision of the UN to declare Gandhi’s birthday International Day of Non-violence.

“His message had a global relevance and continues to do so in our troubled times,” the Prime Minister said the UN decision to declare his birthday, October two, was “historic and universally welcomed. We are grateful to all those who supported us in this endeavour”.

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