The Queen was quick to respond to the unusual gift with a letter, saying she was "deeply moved" by the gesture.
David Vaz had sent cash worth 50 pounds to congratulate the Queen on becoming Britain's longest reigning monarch.
He wanted to express his gratitude to Britain's longest reigning monarch by sending her a letter with a 50 pound note to "treat herself to her favourite cup of tea".
She did not accept the cash and instead replied, thanking him for the gift.
"Please accept this small gift in the hope you may treat yourself to your favourite cup of tea or something else that you like on this momentous occasion," he wrote in his letter to the Queen.
He has already received two letters from the Queen earlier.
"Dear Mr Vaz, the Queen wishes me to thank you for your message in advance of the forthcoming splendid milestone in Her Majesty's reign. Although unable to reply to you personally, the Queen was most touched by your gift of fifty pounds, the letter from the Queen," the letter written by the Lady-in-Waiting said.
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