Royal Events

Each year the New Zealand High Commission is allocated a limited number of tickets for New Zealand citizens to attend Royal Events in the United Kingdom.  **Please note that applications for all Royal Events for 2012 are now closed.  We will post information on this page regarding 2013 events as soon as it becomes available. **

These events include:

• Queen’s Birthday Parade, Trooping the Colour and Colonel’s Review
• Royal Garden Parties at Buckingham Palace
• Royal Ascot

Due to the limited number of tickets available, the High Commission runs a ballot. You may only attend a Royal Garden Party once.

Tickets are non-transferable.

How to apply

Tickets for all Royal Events are awarded via an electronic ballot.

Applications are made through this website. We recommend monitoring the news section of this website for information on when each ballot will open.

The results of the ballot are final. No correspondence will be entered into regarding its outcome.

Royal Garden Parties

About

In 2012 Buckingham Palace will host two Garden Parties; these will be held on Tuesday 22 May and Tuesday 29 May.

Photography is not permitted at the Garden Parties. Those attending are asked not to bring cameras.

Tickets

Applications for the 2012 Garden Parties are now CLOSED. 

Tickets to attend a Garden Party are free. Tickets are allocated by the High Commission via a ballot. Successful applicants will have their tickets sent to the address provided on their application form via Royal Mail. The High Commission takes no responsibility for tickets which do not arrive due to the applicant providing an incorrect address or Royal Mail delivery error.

In addition to your ticket, you will be required to bring two forms of identification with you to the Garden Party. One must be a valid passport, photo driving licence, armed forces ID card or credit card with photo. The other must contain your current residential address, such as a utility bill or bank statement.

Dress code

The dress code for men attending Royal Garden Parties is morning dress or service uniform, however a dark lounge suit is also acceptable.

Ladies are requested to wear a day dress with hat or service uniform (trousers are not normally worn). Gloves are optional.

Queen's Birthday Parade

About

There are two Queen's Birthday Parade ceremonies - the Colonel's Review, which is the final dress rehearsal, and the Trooping the Colour, which the Queen attends.

In 2012 the Colonel's Review will take place on Saturday 9 June. The Trooping the Colour is to be on Saturday 16 June.

Both events commence around mid-morning in Horseguards Parade between Whitehall and St James’s Park, London. The parade lasts approximately one hour.

Tickets

Applications for the 2012 Queen's Birthday Parade and Colonel's Review are now CLOSED. 

Tickets for the Colonel's Review are £10.00 each and tickets for the Trooping the Colour are £25.00 each. Any children attending must occupy an individual seat.

Successful ballot applicants are advised by email and are required to pay their admission fees by British Pound cheque, money order, or cash (in person) to the New Zealand High Commission. Tickets are distributed by the New Zealand High Commission.

Fees not received by the due date will result in the tickets being re-allocated to the next person in line.

No money can be refunded if the ceremony is cancelled for reasons beyond the control of the organiser.

Dress code

Men are required to wear morning dress, a lounge suit or jacket and trousers. Military personnel may wear service dress/no 2 dress or service equivalent. There is no specific dress code for ladies, however most wear a smart day dress, skirt and top, or a trouser suit. A hat or gloves are not required.

Royal Ascot

About

In 2012 Royal Ascot will take place from Tuesday 19 until Saturday 23 June.  Please check our news section regularly for announcements.  

Children between the ages of 10 - 16 years inclusive are not admitted to the Royal Enclosure, except on the Friday or Saturday of the Royal Meeting when they may accompany an adult who has a Royal Enclosure Badge. Children’s badges within this age are free of charge and can be collected on Friday/Saturday from any of the Royal Enclosure Enquiry Offices.

Photography is not permitted within the Royal Enclosure.

For more details see the www.ascot.co.uk.

Tickets

Applications for 2012 Royal Ascot are now CLOSED.

Successful applicants will receive a badge request form from the High Commission. You must complete this form and submit it to the Royal Enclosure Office together with payment. No payment should be sent to the New Zealand High Commission. In 2012 the cost of badges will be as follows:

• Daily badge £93.00
• 5 day badge £350.00
• Junior daily badge (17-25 years) £66.00
• Junior badge Saturday (17-25 years) £38.00
• Junior 5 day badge (17-25 years) £227

The badges for entry will be sent directly to you from the Royal Enclosure Office by registered post during May. If the day you selected has reached capacity, the Royal Enclosure Office will request a second day choice.

Please note: Once badges are allocated they cannot be refunded and are strictly non-transferable between race days or to other people. 

Dress code

Ladies are required to dress in a manner appropriate to a formal occasion. This means that: dresses and skirts should be of modest length defined as falling just above the knee or longer; Dresses and tops should have straps of one inch or greater; Jackets and pashminas may be worn but dresses and tops underneath should still comply with the Royal Enclosure dress code; Trouser suits are welcome (they should be of full length and of matching material and colour); Hats should be worn; a headpiece which has a base of four inches (10cm) or more in diameter is acceptable as an alternative to a hat; Strapless, off the shoulder, halter neck, spaghetti straps and dresses with a strap of less than one inch (2.5cm) are not permitted; Midriffs must be covered; Fascinators are no longer permitted in the Royal Enclosure; neither are headpieces which do not have a base covering a sufficient area of the head (four inches/10cm).

Gentlemen are required to wear either black or grey morning dress which must include: A waistcoat and tie (no cravats); A black or grey top hat: and black shoes.

Overseas visitors are welcome to wear the formal National Dress of their country or Service Dress.

Serving Military Personnel are welcome to wear Service Dress or equivalent.

Those not complying with the dress code will be asked to leave the Royal Enclosure and their Royal Enclosure badge will be removed.