diff --git a/phpBB/templates/Default/message_body.tpl b/phpBB/templates/Default/message_body.tpl
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/phpBB/templates/Default/message_body.tpl
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+<tr>
+  <td>
+  <table border="0" align="center" width="80%" bgcolor="#000000" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">
+    <tr>
+	    <td>
+	      <table border="0" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1">
+		<tr class="tableheader">
+		   <td width="100%" align="center"><b>{MESSAGE_TITLE}</b></td>
+		</tr>
+	        <tr bgcolor="#DDDDDD" class="tablebody">
+	           <td width="100%" align="center">{MESSAGE_TEXT}</td>
+	        </tr>
+	       </table>
+	      </td>
+	    </tr>
+	</table>
+	</td>
+</tr>