Royal Christmas message#Elizabeth II

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| Written by Rudyard Kipling,{{Cite book |last=Rose |first=Kenneth |title=King George V |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |year=1983 |isbn=978-1-84212-001-9 |location=London |pages=394 |author-link=Kenneth Rose}} the speech touched on the advance of technology that permitted the King to deliver an intimate message to all parts of the world, as well as mentioning the need for work towards peace and counselling listeners to aim for "prosperity without self-seeking."{{Cite book |last=Gore |first=John |title=King George V: A Personal Memoir |date=13 June 2008 |publisher=Kessinger Publishing, LLC |isbn=978-1-4367-0170-9 |location=London |page=278}}

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| In his second Christmas address, George V expressed his gratitude to his subjects for their Christmas greetings and reassured listeners that "the past year has shown much progress towards world recovery [from the Great Depression] and the setting in order of our respective communities" and spoke of his "hope and confidence" for the future. He also spoke of the improvements in worldwide communications brought by technology and the benefits that brings in dealing with problems in a timely fashion.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17035389 |title=KING'S BROADCAST Christmas Message. SPLENDID RECEPTION. |date=26 December 1933 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=28 December 2015}}

| King George V spoke of the British Empire as being "bound to me and to one another by a spirit of one great family" and of how he and Queen Mary were moved by the way "this spirit was manifested" at the marriage that year of his son, the Duke of Kent and Princess Marina. He added, in reference to the ongoing economic and international political crises of the decade, that he wished this spirit within the Empire would deepen and widen in response to a restless world adding that "The clouds are lifting, but we have still our own anxieties to meet. I am convinced that if we meet them in the spirit of one family we shall overcome them." He also referred to the importance of the emerging Dominions within the Empire asserting that "Through them the family has become a commonwealth of free nations, and they have carried into their homes the memories and traditions of the Mother Country." He also addressed the growing demands for Indian independence by assuring the people of British India "of my constant care, and I desire that they will all fully realise and value their own place in the unity of the one family."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17133553 |title=KING'S MESSAGE Members of One Great Family. EMPIRE BROADCAST. Christmas Greetings Around World |date=26 December 1934 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17133555 |title=The King's Speech |date=26 December 1934 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=28 December 2015}}

| The speech mentioned the King's 25th anniversary of his accession to the throne and his place as a personal link between his peoples, as well as the marriage of his son, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, and the death of his sister, Princess Victoria. He also referred to his desire for peace and goodwill among all nations saying this will also bring a solution to the Great Depression economic troubles of the period. The King offered his sympathy to all those in the Empire suffering personal distress and also called for hope and cheer united by the bonds of service which would give people the resoluteness needed to overcome their difficulties.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5xiL44Rjl8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/x5xiL44Rjl8| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=A Message To The Empire, Broadcast On Christmas Day, 1935 |last=HM King George V |website=YouTube |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173342445 |title=The King's Message – CHRISTMAS BROADCAST – 'Let Us be Strong to Endure.' |date=27 December 1935 |work=Daily Mercury (Queensland) |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article144572841 |title=EMPIRE BROADCAST OUTSTANDING SUCCESS – King's Christmas Greetings |date=27 December 1935 |work=Daily Advertiser (Waga Waga, NSW) |access-date=28 December 2015}}

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| No message was delivered, as King Edward VIII had abdicated the throne two weeks prior.

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| In his first broadcast as king, the King recalled his father's broadcasts to the Empire and the reverence listeners had for him. George VI said he could not aspire to replace his father's broadcasts but that nevertheless, as this was his first Christmas as King, he thanked the Empire for its support and loyalty during his first year on the throne. He expressed his pledge to be worthy of his subjects' support. Looking back on 1937, he noted the "shadows of enmity and of fear" hanging over parts of the world but turned to the message of Christmas, of peace and good will, and expressed hope that that spirit would prevail and continue to be the keystone of people's lives.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205551546 |title=The King's Christmas Message |date=27 December 1937 |work=The Age (Melbourne) |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toOudzvbSw8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/toOudzvbSw8| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=King George VI Christmas Royal Message 1937 |website=YouTube |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cbignore}}

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| No message was delivered.

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| Delivering his message on the first Christmas of the Second World War the King spoke live from Sandringham House to offer a message of reassurance. He spoke of Christmas as a festival of peace and lamented that "it is the tragedy of this time that there are powerful countries whose whole direction and policy are based on aggression and the suppression of all that we hold dear for mankind." He continued, saying: "It is this that has stirred our peoples and given them a unity unknown in any previous war. We feel in our hearts that we are fighting against wickedness, and this conviction will give us strength from day to day to persevere until victory is assured." He spoke of his pride in the Royal Navy's courage and devotion in its battles in the first months of the war as well as the courage of the merchant marine. He also expressed thanks to the British Expeditionary Force and other armies of the Empire saying that "Their task is hard. They are waiting, and waiting is a trial of nerve and discipline. But I know that when the moment comes for action they will prove themselves worthy of the highest traditions of their great Service." He referred to the nations and colonies of the Empire as a "Family of Nations which is prepared to sacrifice everything that freedom of spirit may be saved to the world" and referred to the assistance Britain has received from the rest of the Empire. George VI referred to "the cause of Christian civilisation" as what unites the Empire and its Allies, adding that "On no other basis can a true civilisation be built." He concluded with words of encouragement from the poem God Knows by Minnie Louise Haskins: 'I said to the man who stood at the Gate of the Year, "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown." And he replied, "Go out into the darkness, and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light, and safer than a known way."'{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116193205 |title=KING'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Empire and Aliies Will Remain Undaunted |date=26 December 1939 |work=Riverine Herald (Australia) |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4ZpQ1s5tR8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/a4ZpQ1s5tR8| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=King George VI – Royal Christmas Message 1939 (unabridged) |website=YouTube |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cbignore}}

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| King George spoke of separation and unity: the sadness brought by separation during wartime for members of the Armed Forces and their families and for British families whose children were evacuated overseas to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States and the unity brought by facing common perils and suffering at home and at the front by civilians and military alike and of the fellowship springing up among the British people in the face of adversity and of his hopes that this newfound spirit of unity a fellowship will continue into peacetime and among all the nations of the world.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68396563 |title=WAR BRINGS NEW UNITY The King's Christmas Message To His People |date=27 December 1940 |work=Advocate (Tasmania) |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{Cite web |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Christmas_Message,_1940 |title=Christmas Message, 1940 |last=King George VI |website=Wikisource}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192928769 |title=King's Christmas Message to the Empire QUIET CONFIDENCE IN OUTCOME OF WAR |date=26 December 1940 |work=Tweed Daily (Murwillumbah, NSW) |access-date=28 December 2015}}

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| The King focused on our "one great family," stating: "[it is] in serving each other and in sacrificing for our common good that we are finding our true life." He spoke of "the men who in every part of the world are serving the Empire and its cause with such valour and devotion by sea, land and in the air" as well as the women "who at the call of duty have left their homes to join the services, or to work in factory, hospital or field" and also remembered the suffering of the wounded, bereaved and prisoners of war and his confidence that the service and sacrifice of the British people for the sake of the common good will win the war and a lasting peace and called on the people to go into the coming year with courage, strength and good heart to overcome the perils that lie ahead.{{Cite web |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Christmas_Message,_1941 |title=Christmas Message, 1941 |last=King George VI |website=Wikisource}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article56105592 |title=King's Christmas Broadcast to the Empire |date=26 December 1941 |work=Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld) |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article61794923 |title=HIS MAJESTY'S MESSAGE CHRISTMAS BROADCAST. Greetings to Empire |date=27 December 1941 |work=Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld) |access-date=28 December 2015}}

| The King spoke of the confidence given him by recent Allied military victories and of the contributions by the United States and the Soviet Union in the war against Nazi Germany as well as by Americans and Australians in the Pacific Theatre against Japan. He also spoke to the mobilization of the Indian people against the threat of Japanese invasion and of other outposts of the British Empire, speaking directly to British forces serving there referring to the "Commonwealth of Nations as a "family circle, whose ties, precious in peaceful years, have been knit even closer by danger." He also spoke to those who have lost loved ones or been parted from them and of his and the Queen's feelings of sorrow, comfort, and also pride. He referred as well to his visits across the country witnessing the increase in agricultural production for the war effort and his thankfulness to and admiration of those who work the land. He also spoke of the foreign government leaders and officials who have sought refuge in Britain and called on them to be welcomed in the spirit of brotherhood.{{Cite web |url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Christmas_Message,_1942 |title=Christmas Message, 1942 |last=King George VI |website=Wikisource}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68793526 |title=KING'S CHRISTMAS .MESSAGE CONFIDENT ABOUT FUTURE |date=26 December 1942 |work=dvocate (Burnie, Tas.) |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17818812 |title=King's Christmas Message: Confidence for the Future – Welcome to US Comrades |date=26 December 1942 |work=Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=28 December 2015}}

|On behalf of himself and the Queen, King George sent greetings and good wishes to "each one of you all the world over", to those serving in the military around the world, those wounded lying in hospital, as well as civilians at work or at home and remarked that the thoughts of all are in "distant places" and their hearts are with the ones they love. The King also spoke of his thanks for the victories of the past year and his thankfulness for the contribution of the United States, the Soviet Union and China and of the unity of the "United Nations" (the Allies) as well as his thoughts for France and occupied lands. He also spoke of the spirit of the people saying "We know that much hard working, and hard fighting – perhaps harder working and harder fighting than ever before – are necessary for victory. We shall not rest from our task until it is nobly ended."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55865044 |title=King's Christmas Message: Words of Cheer For Allied Nations |date=25 December 1943 |work=The Mail (Adelaide, South Australia) |access-date=28 December 2015 |agency=Australian Associated Press}}

|The King spoke of hope in his message saying that "the lamps which the Germans had put out all over Europe were being rekindled and were beginning to shine through the fog of war." He added that "at this Christmas time we think proudly and gratefully of our fighting men wherever they may be. May God bless and protect them and bring them victory" adding as well his good wishes to the sick and wounded in hospital and the medical staff caring for them, and of prisoners of war and the relatives at home waiting for them to return. He also spoke of the hard work and sacrifice of people throughout the Empire who have helped bring victory nearer and of the goal of creating after the war "a world of free men, untouched by tyranny."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43234300 |title=EUROPE'S LAMP BEING RE-LIT: King's Christmas Message of Hope |date=26 December 1944 |work=The Advertiser (Adelaide, South Australia) |access-date=28 December 2015 |agency=Australian Associated Press}}

| He said that although much of great price had been given up to attain victory, that which had been saved was beyond value and that the vision of world peace he had spoken of in previous broadcasts during the war had become a reality.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2657258 |title=King Exhorts Empire To Strive for Abundance of Peace |date=27 December 1945 |work=Canberra Times |access-date=28 December 2015}}

| The King reviewed the privations of the war years, the difficulties of postwar adjustment, and added words of encouragement to his subjects, and advised patience saying -"We cannot expect the world, so grievously wounded, to recover quickly, but its convalescence can certainly be hastened by our continued endurance and goodwill" adding that though the previous year due to shortages and the burdens of post-war reconstruction had not been easy "Better days lie ahead and our task is to mobilise the Christmas spirit and apply its power of healing to our daily life."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99150056 |title=Goodwill To Hasten World's Recovery |date=27 December 1946 |work=The Northern Star (Lismore, New South Wales) |access-date=28 December 2015 |agency=Australian Associated Press}}

| The King stated that "the unity and steadfastness of the British Commonwealth and Empire saved the liberties of the world" and called on listeners to remember that and not to doubt their "power and will to win through" in the face of post-war challenges and adversity.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article69037708 |title=KING'S CHRISTMAS MESSAGE TO EMPIRE Good Reason to Be Thankful |date=26 December 1947 |work=Advocate (Burnie, Tass) |access-date=28 December 2015 |agency=Australian Associated Press}}

| King George VI delivered his Christmas message from Buckingham Palace for the first time as he was unable to travel outside London, to his Sandringham retreat, due to ill health. He recalled that the year had seen the silver anniversary of his marriage to his consort as well as the birth of his grandson, Prince Charles. He also spoke of his illness and his regret at having to cancel a planned tour of Australia and New Zealand as a result. He referred to the "evolution" of the British Commonwealth and his pride at its "widening the bounds of freedom wherever our people live."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article117113298 |title=KING'S CHRISTMAS BROADCAST "PAST YEAR HAS BEEN MEMORABLE" |date=27 December 1948 |work=Queensland Times (Ipswich) |access-date=28 December 2015}}

| The King reassured people of his recovery from illness and expressed his gratitude to the United States of America for its sympathy and help in Britain's effort towards recovery; at the time, Britain was the largest beneficiary of the Marshall Plan.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52710712 |title=King's Christmas Message to British Commonwealth |date=26 December 1949 |work=Examiner (Launceston, Tas.) |access-date=28 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18138476 |title=The King's Christmas Message |date=27 December 1949 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=28 December 2015}}

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| With the deepening Cold War, the Korean War, Malayan Emergency as well as the risk posed by thermonuclear weapons, the King spoke of "the grim shadow of war" hanging over the world. He took as the theme of his message John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, its story of going forward, only to fall back while keeping "our eyes fixed on the far-off, delectable mountains of peace and good will" as took from the book the motto "Whatever comes or does not come. I'll not be afraid" and the need for each individual to bear his burden, even if it seems insurmountable. The King also expressed his wish for peace saying "if our world is to survive in any sense that makes survival worthwhile, it must learn to love and not to hate, and to create and not destroy" warning that mankind must choose between these two paths.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93783134 |title=The King's Christmas Message |date=28 December 1950 |work=Chronicle (Adelaide, SA) |access-date=29 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93783121 |title=The King to his People |date=28 December 1950 |work=Chronicle (Adelaide, SA) |access-date=29 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42705898 |title="MUST DECIDE BETWEEN TWO CREEDS" King s Christmas Message |date=26 December 1950 |work=Cairns Post (Queensland) |access-date=29 December 2015 |agency=Associated Australian Press}}

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| George VI's final Christmas message was the only broadcast that he pre-recorded, as he had recently undergone lung surgery. He spoke of his recovery and the goodwill messages he had received: "From my peoples in these islands and in the British Commonwealth and Empire{{spaced ndash}}as well as from many other countries{{spaced ndash}}this support and sympathy has reached me and I thank you now from my heart..."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118223365 |title='COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS' COUNSELS KING -Christmas Broadcast |date=26 December 1951 |work=Queensland Times |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| In her first Christmas message, from the same desk and chair used by her father and grandfather before him, the Queen spoke of carrying on the tradition of Christmas broadcasts passed on to her by George V and George VI and said she would strive to carry on their work to unite the peoples of the Empire and maintain their ideals and thanked her people for their loyalty and affection in the first months of her reign. She also referred to the British Commonwealth and Empire as an "immense union of nations" that was like a family and which "can be a great power for good – a force which I believe can be of immeasurable benefit to all humanity... At my Coronation next June, I shall dedicate myself anew to your service".{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133569963 |title=Christmas Broadcast By Queen |date=26 December 1952 |work=Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate (New South Wales) |access-date=29 December 2015 |agency=Australian Associated Press}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.royal.uk/queens-first-christmas-broadcast-1952|title=The Queen's First Christmas Broadcast 1952 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160117103730/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1952.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2016 |date=25 December 1952}}

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| This message was broadcast from Auckland, New Zealand, during the Queen and her husband's six-month royal tour of the Commonwealth and spoke of her trip so far and what she hoped to learn and accomplish from the tour. The Queen referred to the Crown as a "personal and loving bond" between herself and her people and spoke of feeling at home in Auckland despite its distance from London. She spoke of the Commonwealth as a "fellowship" which bears no resemblance to the empires of the past and in which Britain is but an equal partner. She finished the broadcast with a note of sympathy to those affected by the Tangiwai disaster the night before.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57343239 |title=QUEEN'S CHRISTMAS BROADCAST "THE CROWN A PERSONAL, AND LOVING BOND" |date=26 December 1953 |work=Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.) |access-date=29 December 2015}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/Christmasbroadcast1953.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1953 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050859/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/Christmasbroadcast1953.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen broadcast this message from Sandringham House at the end of a year in which she and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had travelled around the world.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1954.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1954 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051238/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1954.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Broadcast live from her study at Sandringham House, the Queen's theme was the opportunities arising from membership of the Commonwealth of Nations. With the launch of ITV in the UK, the sound-only television broadcast was simulcast on both ITV and the BBC Television Service from this year on.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1955.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1955 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110543/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1955.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh spoke from HMY Britannia during a voyage around the Commonwealth before the Queen made her speech live from Sandringham House in which she referred to the [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/12/26/issue.html Duke's message] as the one that gave her and her children the greatest joy listening to and wished him a good journey before expressing her sadness at being separated from him. She also expressed her sympathies to those who, unlike her, do not enjoy a united family or cannot be at home for Christmas or who are alone or have been driven from home and asked listeners to think especially of those who have been driven from their homelands by war or violence, refugees, asking that they be given true refuge and, in a reference to the story of Christ's birth, be given room at the inn. As in previous messages, she compared the Commonwealth to a family in which, despite its differences, "for the sake of ultimate harmony, the healing power of tolerance, comradeship and love must be allowed to play its part."{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1956.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1956 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110610/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1956.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}} The broadcast was criticised for the Queen's continued refusal to have it televised and for having "too many ponderous platitudes written into it by her officials" and for presenting "a false picture of the Commonwealth as one big happy British family – all Anglo-Saxons under the skin."{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71773726 |title=CRITICS SNARLED AT THE QUEEN'S XMAS BROADCAST |date=29 December 1956 |work=The Argus (Melbourne) |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| This year's message, read from the Long Library at Sandringham House, was the first to be televised and was also the 25th anniversary of the first Christmas broadcast on radio. The Queen noted the milestone and the advance of technology that allowed her message to be viewed in her subjects' homes. She added that while change might be bewildering, it is important to hold on to ageless ideals and values such as the importance of religion, morality, honesty and self-restraint and spoke of the need for courage to stand up for what is right, true and honest.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1957.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1957 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051146/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1957.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NzBVAAAAIBAJ&pg=6203,3260106&dq=queen&hl=en |title=Queen's Christmas Broadcast Heard by 150 million |date=26 December 1957 |work=The Age (Melbourne) |access-date=25 December 2011}} During this season freak radio conditions caused by sunspots resulted in American police radio transmissions interfering with British television broadcasts. One occasion of interference occurred during the Queen's speech, causing listeners to hear an American police officer say, "Joe, I'm gonna grab a quick coffee."{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GTRgAAAAIBAJ&pg=3821,4349884&dq=queen+christmas&hl=en |title=Police Radio in U.S. Jams British TV |date=31 December 1957 |work=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix |access-date=28 December 2015}}

| The reading, coming from the Long Library at Sandringham House, focused on the importance of spiritual and family values and some of the journeys soon to be made around the Commonwealth by the Queen and members of the Royal Family. The Queen also responded to requests that her children be shown in the broadcast by saying that after a great deal of thought she and her husband decided against it as they want their children to grow up as naturally as possible. This was the final Christmas message to be delivered live.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IlljAAAAIBAJ&pg=6453,3734327&dq=queen+christmas&hl=en |title=Family Values Important Says Queen |date=26 December 1958 |work=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix |access-date=25 December 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1958.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1958 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040648/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1958.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen pre-recorded her Christmas message for the first time. The message was recorded in Buckingham Palace a week prior to broadcast and lasted about one minute. It was not broadcast on television this year (the Queen was heavily pregnant with Prince Andrew at the time). {{Cite web |url=https://www.royal.uk/christmas-broadcast-1959.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1959 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |access-date=7 August 2023}} It conveyed the Queen's best wishes and her gratitude for the warm wishes she had received. Being pre-recorded allowed the message to be shipped abroad in advance and to be broadcast in Australia and New Zealand on Christmas Day for the first time as time differences and the International Date Line meant that many previous live broadcasts were actually heard on Boxing Day in Australia and New Zealand. As a result of the success of the recording, all subsequent Christmas messages have also been pre-recorded.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=deo-AAAAIBAJ&pg=4107,7234759&dq=queen+christmas&hl=en |title=Queen's Christmas Message |date=26 December 1959 |work=Glasgow Herald |access-date=25 December 2011}}

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| The Queen spoke from Buckingham Palace and described an eventful year in which she gave birth to Prince Andrew; her sister, Princess Margaret, married Anthony Armstrong-Jones; and Nigeria gained its independence while remaining part of the Commonwealth. The disasters to which The Queen alluded to included that year's earthquake in Morocco; the deaths of protesters in Sharpeville, South Africa; and an explosion in Six Bells Colliery near Aberbeeg, Monmouthshire.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1960.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1960 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051208/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1960.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The Queen reflected on her six-week tour of India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Iran, as well as her visit to Vatican City.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1961.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1961 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110600/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1961.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The speech from Buckingham Palace referred to recent successes in space, including the launch of Telstar, which made it possible to broadcast television, images, and news around the world almost instantly.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1960.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1960 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051208/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1960.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen reverted to a message delivered by radio, as she was pregnant with her fourth child, Prince Edward. She spoke of the importance of the campaign to free the world from hunger and the Commonwealth's response and spoke of the hope and promise of the future and the need for humanity to be ambitious for the achievement of what is good and honourable.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FpotAAAAIBAJ&pg=6227,4771602&dq=queen+christmas&hl=en |title=The Queen – War on Hunger |date=26 December 1963 |work=Montreal Gazette |access-date=25 December 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1963.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1963 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051155/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1963.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Elizabeth addressed the important role of the Commonwealth in a year in which anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was jailed in apartheid South Africa and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru died.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1964.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1964 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110615/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1964.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The address from Buckingham Palace took as its theme the family, from the individual unit to the family of man.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1965.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1965 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen spoke about the increasingly prominent and important role played by women in society.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1966.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1966 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055113/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1966.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Elizabeth spoke of Canada's centenary of its confederation and her five week tour of the country to mark the event and also mentioned her knighting of Sir Francis Chichester. The message, filmed at Buckingham Palace, was the first to be shown in colour.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1967.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1967 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072341/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1967.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| This year's Christmas message, which came from Buckingham Palace and had a theme of brotherhood, included mention of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1968.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1968 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064401/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1968.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| No Christmas address was given by the Queen, as Elizabeth felt that, between the investiture of her son, Prince Charles, as Prince of Wales and the release of the documentary Royal Family, she had had enough coverage on television; concern expressed by the public prompted the Queen to issue a statement that assured a return to tradition in 1970. The sentiment was perhaps undermined when, in place of the televised address, BBC1 & BBC2 simultaneously repeated The Royal Family film on Christmas Day.{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6b709b4abacf4875889e71d32d0d193b|title=BBC Programme Index|date=25 December 1969 }} The Queen's written message acknowledged the end of the 1960s and the decade's significance for being the time when men first walked on the Moon. She also stated that she was looking forward to her visit the following year to Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and northern Canada. She also expressed her concern that "the lonely, the sick and the elderly" all feel the warmth and companionship of Christmas.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1969.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1969 |website=Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121030155/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1969.aspx |archive-date=21 November 2011}}

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| Once again televised, the speech recounted some of the trips made by the Queen during the year; it included film shot in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1970.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1970 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054442/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1970.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| Focusing on the theme of families, the television version showed Prince Andrew and Prince Edward looking at a family photograph album.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1971.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1971 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051835/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1971.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The production included scenes from the celebration of the Queen's 25 years of marriage to The Duke of Edinburgh and Elizabeth mentioned the violence in Northern Ireland, as well as the preparations for Britain to join the European Economic Community.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1972.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1972 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052236/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1972.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Interspersed with footage of the Queen giving her oration was film shot during the wedding of the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, to Captain Mark Phillips.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1973.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1973 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053927/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1973.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| In a more sombre tone, the Christmas message alluded to problems such as the continuing violence in Northern Ireland and the Middle East, that year's famine in Bangladesh, and the floods in Brisbane, Australia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1974.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1974 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045948/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1974.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Broadcast from the gardens of Buckingham Palace, it was the first time the message had been recorded outdoors, and acknowledged a year of record inflation and unemployment in the UK and worldwide.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1975.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1975 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052803/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1975.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| To mark the United States Bicentennial, the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh undertook a state visit to the United States of America; that visit, and the theme of reconciliation after disagreements, formed the focus of the message.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1976.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1976 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304045946/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1976.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen recalled the year's celebrations for her Silver Jubilee, and expressed hope for reconciliation in Northern Ireland, where she had visited in August for the first time in 11 years.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1977.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1977 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053453/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1977.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The future was the subject selected by the Queen, with the broadcast including footage of her with her new grandson, Peter Phillips, and Princess Anne, as well as recordings of earlier broadcasts going back to George V.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1978.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1978 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624081334/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1978.aspx |archive-date=24 June 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| 1979 was the Year of the Child, and the Christmas message addressed the theme of children and young people. In this broadcast, Ceefax was used for the first time providing subtitles for the hard of hearing.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1979.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1979 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054442/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1970.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The message, which attracted a record 28 million viewers in the United Kingdom, reflected on celebrations for the 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and addressed the theme of service in its many forms.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1980.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1980 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110534/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1980.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The speech was broadcast from the terrace behind Buckingham Palace and marked the International Year of Disabled Persons.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1981.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1981 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054501/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1981.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Marking the 50th anniversary of the first Christmas message, the Queen delivered it at the library of Windsor Castle for the first time. The theme was "the sea", in a year in which British troops fought in the Falklands War in the South Atlantic Ocean. The birth and christening of the Queen's third grandchild Prince William.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1982.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1982 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040651/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1982.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Christmas message discussed new possibilities for co-operation within the Commonwealth of Nations permitted by modern technologies. The Queen mentioned a visit to Bangladesh and India that year, in which she met Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, invested Mother Teresa into the Order of Merit, and attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in New Delhi.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1983.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1983 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628212625/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1983.aspx |archive-date=28 June 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The message was the lessons which adults could learn from children, with film featuring the christening of the Queen's fourth grandchild, Prince Harry.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1984.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1984 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054900/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1984.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen spoke of the earthquake that struck Mexico City, the volcanic eruption in Colombia, famine in Africa, and the Air India crash off the coast of Ireland, though the message focused on the good news stories of the year, as the Queen praised remarkable public achievements to footage of investitures and the presentation of awards.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1985.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1985 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064829/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1985.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| David Attenborough, as he would until 1991, produced the Christmas message broadcast, which in 1986 was filmed in the Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace and stressed society's responsibility towards children.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1986.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1986 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064026/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1986.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen mentioned the Remembrance Day bombing in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, and stressed the importance of tolerance and forgiveness.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1987.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1987 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055033/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1987.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Along with added references to the Clapham Junction rail crash, the Lockerbie disaster, and the Armenian earthquake that all occurred after the main broadcast was recorded, the Queen reflected on three important anniversaries: the 400th of the Spanish Armada, the 300th of the arrival in Britain of the future William III and Mary II, and the 200th of the founding of Australia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1988.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1988 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050925/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1988.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen read her Christmas speech from the Royal Albert Hall, recorded at a special gala occasion for Save the Children, meaning that, for the first time, an audience heard the speech prior to its international airing. The Queen reflected on the sense of wonder as a child, as well as Jesus Christ's Parable of The Good Samaritan, and how that could spur on meaningful environmental and cultural change. She, and the Princess Royal also spoke to children at the end of the broadcast.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1989.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1989 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072043/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1989.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The Queen paid tribute to the role of the armed services in the context of imminent war in the Persian Gulf.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1990.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1990 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050456/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1990.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The message reflected on the enormous changes taking place across Eastern Europe and Russia, which included the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and the importance of democratic traditions.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1991.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1991 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060516/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1991.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Christmas speech came one month after a fire destroyed part of Windsor Castle; the Queen addressed the importance of personal fortitude, as embodied by members of the armed services undertaking difficult peacekeeping duties, and Leonard Cheshire, who died that year. The speech was leaked to The Sun prior to broadcast. This was the 60th anniversary of the speech and the 40th year for the Queen.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1992.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1992 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061224/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1992.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen praised the achievements of volunteers working for peace and the relief of others.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1993.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1993 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050433/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1993.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Reflecting on past and present peace efforts, Elizabeth remarked on her attendance at the ceremonies marking the 50th anniversary of the Normandy Landings and her state visit to Russia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1994.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1994 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062440/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1994.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Beginning with a reminder of the 50th anniversary of VE-Day and VJ-Day, the Queen stated that remembrance was an important part of life, and paid tribute to those who had served and those who had not returned. She then turned to present-day conflicts, such as the Bosnian War, in which Commonwealth forces were serving, to the full year of peace in Northern Ireland, and referred to her Buckingham Palace invitation to voluntary workers working throughout the world. The Queen mentioned the work of Sister Ethel, a nun helping children in the townships of South Africa, and ended by paying tribute to peacemakers throughout the world.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1995.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1995 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054046/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1995.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen spoke of her trips to Poland, the Czech Republic, and Thailand, as well as the visit to the UK by South African President Nelson Mandela, with an overall theme of hope for the future.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1996.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1996 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050125/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1996.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The first Christmas message produced by Independent Television News, as well as the first to be published on the Internet,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/for_christmas/_new_year/message_to_the_commonwealth/36774.stm |title=The tradition of the Queen's speech |date=30 December 1997 |access-date=1 January 2010 |publisher=BBC}} and the 40th year of the message on television, it opened with contrasting pictures of Westminster Abbey, which the Queen reminded viewers had that year been the scene of the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, as well as the celebration of Elizabeth's golden wedding anniversary, speaking of the joy of her married life. The Queen then reminded viewers of her trips to Canada, India, and Pakistan, and of the return of Hong Kong to China, before paying tribute to that year's Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting. In conclusion, the Queen welcomed the imminent devolution of power to Scotland and Wales, and spoke of the benefits of being a United Kingdom.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1997.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1997 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063832/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1997.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The message focused on lessons that could be learnt by different generations from each other, and the broadcast included film of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, visiting the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey, the Queen at Ypres and in Paris, and the reception for the Prince of Wales' 50th birthday.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1998.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1998 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050039/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1998.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The Queen expressed her looking forward to the start of a new century and a new millennium, as well as at the lessons of history. The broadcast, filmed in the White Drawing Room of Windsor Castle, featured footage of a reception for young achievers at Holyrood Palace, and a reception for members of the emergency services at Buckingham Palace.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1999.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 1999 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807221451/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast1999.aspx |archive-date=7 August 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The Queen used her Christmas broadcast to reflect on the true start of the new millennium and the role of faith in communities. The broadcast included film of that year's visit to Australia.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2000.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2000 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144040/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2000.aspx |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| Elizabeth, in this speech which she described as "my 50th Christmas message to you," (her 1969 message was in writing and not broadcast) referred to the unusual number of trials and disasters that year, alluding to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and the 11 September attacks; viewers saw the occasion when the American national anthem was played at the changing of the guard. The Queen then spoke of the importance of faith when drawing strength in troubled times, and paid tribute to those who work for others in the community.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2001.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2001 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064011/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2001.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| In her 50th Christmas broadcast (which also marked the 70th year of the Royal Christmas Message), the Queen spoke on the themes of joy and sadness, reflecting on her "personal loss" following the deaths of her sister, Princess Margaret, and mother, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, that year in February and March respectively, and the comfort she received from her faith and the tributes of others. Her message was delivered from the White Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace, with photographs of the Queen Mother, King George VI and Princess Margaret by her side. She recalled the joyous celebration of her Golden Jubilee with excerpts being shown along with the sombre Bali memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral in London. She spoke of reliance on the twin pillars of the "message of hope" in the Christian gospel and the support of the public.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/2605545.stm |title=Queen reflects on joy and sadness |date=25 December 2002 |work=BBC News |access-date=25 December 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2002.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2002 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110515/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2002.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The opening of this message was recorded at the Household Cavalry barracks in Windsor. With many members of Commonwealth armed forces on foreign deployments, the Queen encouraged the audience, which included 10 million in the UK, to think of those not with their families at Christmas, and paid tribute to the work they had done to bring peace. She also spoke of the importance of teamwork and of what she had learned when presenting the new Queen's Golden Jubilee Award for Voluntary Service in the Community.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2003.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2003 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041515/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2003.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| Opening with footage of the Queen handing out presents to her own family, and interlaced with coverage of the Queen, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and Charles, Prince of Wales attending various multicultural meetings, the Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visiting a Sikh gurudwara and Charles, Prince of Wales visiting a Muslim school in east London, the theme of the message was cultural and religious diversity and the benefits of tolerance. The message was warmly received by leaders of Britain's Muslim and Sikh communities. In a break from tradition, the Queen also sent a separate radio Christmas message to UK troops, which was broadcast by the British Forces Broadcasting Service.{{Cite web |title=Christmas Broadcast 2004 |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2004.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422150231/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2004.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2009-04-22 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household}}

| The Queen reflected on such tragedies as the Indian Ocean tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the earthquake in Kashmir, and the bombings in London; she praised as "quite remarkable" the humanitarian responses from people of all faiths.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2005.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2005 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040705/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2005.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The speech, available for the first time for download as a podcast,{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6200881.stm |title=Queen to podcast Christmas speech |date=21 December 2006 |access-date=3 December 2009 |work=BBC News}} was about the relationship between the generations and how young and old could come together to strengthen their communities, with strong references to the inclusion of Muslims and other faiths into mainstream society.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2006.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2006 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054552/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2006.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| The 2007 message began with the introductory remarks from the 1957 Christmas message shown on a television and the Queen standing beside it. The theme centred on the family, including Jesus' birth into a family under unfavourable circumstances, and the Queen spoke about the common duty to care for the vulnerable in society. Footage of the Royal Marines in the war in Afghanistan, as well as a military memorial, were shown, accompanied by commentary about the work of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The message ended with a black and white clip of "God Save the Queen" from the original 1957 broadcast and an image of the British royal standard.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2007.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2007 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065946/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2007.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The Queen acknowledged that concerns about the Great Recession as well as violence around the world have made that year's Christmas "a more sombre occasion for many" and called on people to show courage and not accept defeat and instead struggle for a better future. She also reflected on the 60th birthday of the Prince of Wales and his charitable works and paid tribute to those who lead charitable lives in the service of others.{{cite news |last=Falloon |first=Matt |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLP294980 |title=Queen Elizabeth sees a sombre Christmas for many |date=25 December 2011 |work=Reuters |access-date=25 December 2008}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2008.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2008 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070416/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2008.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}} This was the first message broadcast in high-definition.

| The Queen reflected on the role of Commonwealth armed forces serving in Afghanistan.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2009.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2009 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055253/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2009.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The Queen focused on the importance of the King James Bible (400 years old in 2011) as a unifying force and of sport in building communities and creating harmony. The Christmas message included footage of Prince William and Prince Harry playing football with orphans in Lesotho. Rather than being recorded at Buckingham Palace as is normally the case, for the first time the Christmas message was filmed in Hampton Court Palace.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12071953 |title=Queen focuses on sport in speech |date=24 December 2010 |work=BBC |access-date=24 December 2010}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2010.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2010 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222144040/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2000.aspx |archive-date=22 December 2015 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| Unity and hope in the face of adversity and the importance of family were the themes of this year's broadcast with royal tours, the Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the wedding of Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall and the differences between the two, and the Commonwealth also being touched upon in those two contexts, respectively. The message was recorded prior to the hospitalisation of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh for emergency heart surgery. This was the first Christmas message produced by Sky News.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16328788 |title=Queen speaks of hope in 2011 Christmas Day message |date=25 December 2011 |work=BBC News |access-date=25 December 2011}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2011.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2011 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050151/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2011.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| Broadcast for the first time in 3D.{{cite news |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1028117/queens-christmas-message-will-be-in-3d |title=Queen's Christmas Message will be in 3D |date=20 December 2012 |work=Sky News |access-date=21 December 2012}} This message was the 60th that the Queen delivered to the nation and the Commonwealth, in commemoration of her Diamond Jubilee, as well as of the 80th anniversary of the Christmas messages.{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2012.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2012 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050319/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2012.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

|The theme was the importance of reflection in general which segued into specific reflections on the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation and the changes since then, the role of the Commonwealth with reference to the upcoming 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 in Sri Lanka with a clip of the speech of Charles, Prince of Wales to Commonwealth leaders being included, and the birth and christening of the Queen's third great-grandchild Prince George.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25509306 |title=Christmas message: Queen reflects on year of Prince George's birth |date=25 December 2013 |work=BBC News |access-date=25 December 2013}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2013.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2013 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062407/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2013.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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|The Queen spoke of the centenary of the outbreak of World War I and her visit to a ceramic poppy memorial at the Tower of London to commemorate those who lost their lives in the conflict. She recalled the Christmas truce of 1914, the Northern Ireland peace process and the Scottish independence referendum as she spoke of reconciliation and forgiveness. She also spoke of "the selflessness of aid workers and medical volunteers who have gone abroad to help victims of conflict or of diseases like Ebola, often at great personal risk".{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11312702/Queens-Christmas-message-only-reaction-to-ceramic-poppies-was-silence.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11312702/Queens-Christmas-message-only-reaction-to-ceramic-poppies-was-silence.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Queen's Christmas message: only reaction to ceramic poppies was silence |date=25 December 2014 |access-date=25 December 2014 |issue=Daily Telegraph}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-30595544 |title=Queen's Christmas speech emphasises reconciliation |date=25 December 2014 |work=BBC News |access-date=25 December 2014}} There was greater than usual anticipation surrounding the speech due to rumours that the Queen would be announcing her abdication; however, she made no such announcement.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11299022/Bookies-suspend-betting-on-Queen-announcing-abdication-in-Christmas-broadcast.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11299022/Bookies-suspend-betting-on-Queen-announcing-abdication-in-Christmas-broadcast.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Bookies suspend betting on Queen announcing abdication in Christmas broadcast |date=17 December 2014 |work=Daily Telegraph |access-date=26 December 2014}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/dec/26/abdication-rumours-queen-claim-christmas-day-tv-ratings-throne |title=Abdication rumours help Queen claim Christmas Day TV ratings throne |date=26 December 2014 |work=The Guardian |access-date=26 December 2014}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2014.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2014 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054231/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2014.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

| Addressing a year marked by disasters, terrorist attacks, and a refugee crisis, the Queen encouraged her audience to find hope in "moments of darkness" and quoted the Gospel of John in saying 'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.' She also said that Christmas is a "time to remember all that we have to be thankful for" and give thanks to "the people who bring love and happiness into our own lives". The Queen also noted that 2015 was the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and thanked those who served in the conflict. The Queen also noted the tradition of decorating the Christmas tree, and how her great-great-grandfather, Prince Albert, brought the tradition of a Christmas tree with him from Germany to Britain. The Queen then noted the birth of Princess Charlotte, and that she would be the newest addition of her family to help her decorate the Christmas tree. The Queen spoke about the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, and acknowledged how Norway gives London the tree as a gift for helping them in World War II. The message was recorded in Buckingham Palace's 18th Century Room.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/dec/25/queen-christmas-message-light-darkness-tv-broadcast |title=Queen's Christmas message: light will overcome darkness |date=25 December 2015 |work=The Guardian |access-date=25 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35177022 |title=Queen's Christmas message: Hope in 'moments of darkness' |date=25 December 2015 |work=BBC News |access-date=25 December 2015}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/12068658/Queens-Christmas-Day-message-Monarch-quotes-from-Bible-to-address-a-nation-shaken-by-year-of-atrocities.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225010323/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/12068658/Queens-Christmas-Day-message-Monarch-quotes-from-Bible-to-address-a-nation-shaken-by-year-of-atrocities.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 December 2015 |title=Queen's Christmas Day message: Monarch quotes from Bible to address a nation shaken by year of atrocities |date=25 December 2015 |work=The Telegraph |access-date=25 December 2015}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2015.aspx |title=Christmas Broadcast 2015 |website=The Official Website of the British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112135357/http://www.royal.gov.uk/ImagesandBroadcasts/TheQueensChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcasts/ChristmasBroadcast2015.aspx |archive-date=12 January 2016 |access-date=29 December 2015}}

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| The theme of the speech was inspiration. The Queen praised the achievements of British Olympian and Paralympian athletes at the Rio Olympic Games and reflected on the 60th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and the 40th anniversary of The Prince's Trust and spoke of the inspiration provided by ordinary people who do small but great things, saying that: "On our own, we cannot end wars or wipe out injustice, but the cumulative impact of thousands of small acts of goodness can be bigger than we imagine."{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38427380 |title = Queen inspired by 'acts of goodness'|work = BBC News|date = 25 December 2016}}{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-elizabeth-christmas-speech-1.3912328| title = Queen's cold keeps her from traditional Christmas church service {{!}} CBC News}}

| The theme of the speech was the home. The Queen began by acknowledging the 60th anniversary of her first televised Christmas message, referring to herself in the third person by saying, "Sixty years ago today, a young woman spoke about the speed of technological change as she presented the first television broadcast of its kind ... Six decades on, the presenter has 'evolved' somewhat, as has the technology she described."{{Cite web | url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/12/does-queen-elizabeth-watch-the-crown-christmas-speech-season-2 |title = Did Queen Elizabeth Just Prove She Watches The Crown?|website = Vanity Fair|date = 26 December 2017}} She paid tribute to the survivors of the London and Manchester terrorist attacks and gave her thoughts and prayers to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire and those who lost so much in the disaster.{{Cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/queen-christmas-day-message-terror-attacks-prince-phillip-a8127866.html |title = Queen pays tribute to Manchester and London terror attacks|website = Independent.co.uk|date = 25 December 2017}} She reflected on milestones in her own life, including her 70th wedding anniversary and the Duke of Edinburgh's decision to step aside from public duties. She also said she looked forward to welcoming new members into the Royal Family next year, a reference to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge expecting their third child, and to Prince Harry's engagement to his girlfriend, Meghan Markle.{{Cite web | url=https://globalnews.ca/news/3933957/queen-elizabeth-christmas-message-2017/ |title = Queen Elizabeth praises husband's 'unique' sense of humour in Christmas message|website = Global News|date = 25 December 2017}}

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| The Queen noted the centenary of the Royal Air Force and the centenary of the Armistice, and spoke of her father's participation at the Battle of Jutland. She also referenced the birth of Prince Louis, the weddings of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, as well as the seventieth birthday celebrations for the Prince of Wales. She said that faith, family, and friendship have been a source of continuous comfort and reassurance for her. She recalled the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London and the 2018 Commonwealth Games and spoke of the goals of the Commonwealth and its principles of mutual respect and cooperation. The Queen said that peace and goodwill need to be heeded now as much as ever, and people should respect each other even when they harbour deeply held differences.{{Cite web | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-elizabeth-christmas-message-2018-1.4958909 | title=Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message extols goodwill, respect | CBC News}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1063656/queens-speech-2018-meghan-markle-prince-harry-wedding-kate-middleton-louis-baby-eugenie | title=Queen jokes about Meghan Markle, Harry, Kate and William in Christmas Day speech| date=25 December 2018}}{{Cite web | url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a25670289/queen-elizabeth-christmas-message-transcript-2018/ |title = Queen Elizabeth's 2018 Christmas Message Calls for 'Respect' & 'Understanding'|date = 24 December 2018}}

| Speaking in Windsor Castle's Green Drawing Room, the Queen introduced her message by saying how it is "small steps, not the giant leaps" that bring lasting change in the world, referencing the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and Neil Armstrong's words upon setting foot on the Moon. She then spoke of the commemoration that year of the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings in which former foes set aside their past differences to commemorate the event together. While the Queen did not directly refer to the divisions in 2019 concerning debates around Brexit culminating in the general election, her description of the year as "quite bumpy" was widely interpreted in the media as being an indirect reference and her speaking of the importance of reconciliation, saying, "small steps... can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding" was seen as urging the British people to heal divisions among them. The Queen also noted the birth of her great-grandson, Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, and spoke of how she has "been struck by how new generations have brought a similar sense of purpose to issues such as protecting our environment and our climate."{{cite news |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-elizabeth-christmas-message-1.5407202 |title=Queen Elizabeth's Christmas message encourages 'small steps' to bring peace, reconciliation |date=December 25, 2019 |work=CBC News |access-date=December 25, 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/25/queens-speech-queen-praises-sense-purpose-among-young-climate/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/12/25/queens-speech-queen-praises-sense-purpose-among-young-climate/ |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Queen's Speech: Queen praises 'sense of purpose' among young climate change activists in Christmas broadcast |date=25 December 2019 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=25 December 2019}}{{cbignore}}{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-50895486 |title=Queen acknowledges 'bumpy' year for nation in Christmas message |date=25 December 2019 |work=BBC News |access-date=25 December 2019}}

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| At the end of a year shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Queen spoke of her great pride in the "quiet, indomitable" spirit of those who have "risen magnificently" to the challenges of 2020, adding that "We need life to go on." Speaking of mutual assistance during the crisis, she said that "Remarkably, a year that has necessarily kept people apart has, in many ways, brought us closer." To those who have suffered loss, she said "You are not alone, and let me assure you of my thoughts and prayers." She said what many people want "for Christmas is a simple hug or a squeeze of the hand" - but "even on the darkest nights there is hope in the new dawn". The Queen singled out young people for their part in helping society during the crisis and noted that 2020 was the bicentennial of the birth of Florence Nightingale when voicing a "debt of gratitude" to nurses and frontline workers. She also evoked the Parable of the Good Samaritan in praising countless people who have helped strangers during the pandemic. In addition, she noted the centenary commemorations of the entombment of the Unknown Warrior, who as a symbol of "selfless duty and ultimate sacrifice" was, for her, a "source of enduring hope in difficult and unpredictable times". This was the first Christmas speech available to listen to on Amazon Alexa devices.{{cite news |last1=Davies |first1=Caroline |title=Queen praises nation for 'rising magnificently' to challenges of 2020 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/dec/25/queen-christmas-message-praises-nation-rising-magnificently-challenges-2020 |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=25 December 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Jobson |first1=Robert |title=Queen's Speech 2020 will be available on Amazon Alexa for the first time |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/queen-christmas-day-message-alexa-amazon-b376027.html |access-date=25 December 2020 |work=Evening Standard |date=25 December 2020}}

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| In what was to be her final Christmas message, the Queen marked the death of her consort, Duke of Edinburgh earlier in the year, remarking that "although it's a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, Christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. This year, especially, I understand why," also referring to the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. She thanked her subjects for the "warmth and affection" shown in the tributes to the Duke of Edinburgh's life, saying she had drawn "great comfort" from them. Of Prince Philip, she said: "His sense of service, intellectual curiosity and capacity to squeeze fun out of any situation were all irrepressible. That mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him." She delivered her message while behind a desk in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, accompanied by a single, framed picture of herself and her late husband. She wore a sapphire chrysanthemum brooch which she had worn in 1947, during her honeymoon, and again for her Diamond Wedding celebrations.{{cite news |title=The Queen strikes a hopeful tone in personal Christmas message |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/dec/25/the-queen-strikes-a-hopeful-tone-in-personal-christmas-message |access-date=25 December 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=25 December 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Hooper |first1=Ryan |title=QUEEN'S TRIBUTE TO PRINCE PHILIP AS SHE PREPARES FOR CHRISTMAS AT WINDSOR |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/queen-speech-tribute-prince-philip-brooch-b1981754.html |work=The Independent |date=24 December 2021}}

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|In his first Christmas message, King Charles III paid tribute to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II—who 65 years prior had appeared on the first Christmas message broadcast on British television—and thanked those who had expressed their "love and sympathy" following her death, noting that "Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones." He also spoke of his mother's faith and their shared belief in people and the community work of faith groups in general, mentioning "churches, synagogues, mosques and gurdwaras". The King also spoke of the "great anxiety and hardship" of those struggling to "pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm" and the generosity of those giving food, donations, or time to support them, paying tribute to the "selfless dedication" of volunteers, charity workers, teachers, health and social service workers helping those in financial difficulty. He also praised emergency services and the armed forces working to "keep us all safe." The message was recorded on 13 December in St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle.{{cite news |title=King Charles pays tribute to late mother, champions Elizabeth's 'faith in people' in 1st Christmas address |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/king-charles-2022-christmas-message-1.6697834 |access-date=25 December 2022 |work=CBC News |date=25 December 2022}}{{cite news |title=King Charles highlights cost of living crisis in first Christmas broadcast |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/25/king-charles-highlights-cost-of-living-crisis-in-first-christmas-broadcast |access-date=25 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=25 December 2022}}{{cite news |title=King Charles' first Christmas speech reflects cost-of-living crisis |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64053758 |access-date=25 December 2022 |work=BBC News |date=25 December 2022}}{{cite news |title= King Charles’s Christmas message – text in full |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/dec/25/king-charless-christmas-message-text-in-full |access-date=25 December 2022 |work=The Guardian |date=25 December 2022}} The broadcast was initially scheduled to be produced by ITN, but was produced by the BBC instead after ITN was dismissed. The reason for the change was not disclosed.{{cite web | url=https://www.express.co.uk/news/royal/1711641/king-charles-christmas-speech-itv-bbc-broadcast | title=Mystery over King Charles's Christmas speech as ITV crew 'axed' | date=20 December 2022 }}

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|In his second Christmas message, the King praised volunteers as the "essential backbone of our society", saying he and the Queen “were delighted” when hundreds of volunteers and organisations joined them for the coronation, noting that their presence "emphasised the meaning of coronation itself, above all, a call to us all to serve one another, to love and care for all". With a living Christmas tree as a backdrop, which was to be replanted after the broadcast, decorated by natural and sustainable ornaments, the King said the planet had to be protected "for the sake of our children's children", adding that "During my lifetime I have been so pleased to see a growing awareness of how we must protect the Earth and our natural world as the one home which we all share", referring to this as a spiritual duty in saying "To care for this creation is a responsibility owned by people of all faiths and of none. We care for the Earth for the sake of our children's children." Against the backdrop of wars in Ukraine and Gaza, he also emphasised the importance of "universal" values shared between major religions, at a time of "increasingly tragic conflict around the world". The speech was recorded on 7 December in the Centre Room at Buckingham Palace with the Victoria Memorial visible through the window.{{cite news |title=Picture released of King in room beside Buckingham Palace balcony ahead of Christmas message |url=https://news.sky.com/story/picture-released-of-king-in-room-beside-buckingham-palace-balcony-ahead-of-christmas-message-13036876 |access-date=23 December 2023 |work=Sky News |date=23 December 2023}}{{cite news |title=The Green Speech: King Charles to use Christmas Day address to deliver powerful environmental message |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/royal-family/news/king-charles-christmas-tree-broadcast-message-b2468949.html |access-date=24 December 2023 |work=The Independent |date=24 December 2023}}{{cite news |title=King Charles praises 'selfless' people who form 'backbone of society' in Christmas speech |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/25/king-charles-praises-selfless-people-who-form-backbone-of-society-in-christmas-speech |access-date=25 December 2023 |work=The Guardian |date=25 December 2023}}{{cite news |title=King's Christmas message: Charles focuses on shared values in time of conflict |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67819758 |access-date=25 December 2023 |work=BBC News |date=25 December 2023}}{{cite news |title= King Charles's Christmas message in full |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67819912.amp |access-date=25 December 2023 |work=BBC News |date=25 December 2023}}

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|The King recorded his message in the former hospital chapel of Fitzrovia Chapel, one of the few times a sovereign has not delivered the Christmas speech at a royal residence such as Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace or Sandringham House.{{cite news |work=Sky News |url=https://news.sky.com/story/king-charles-chooses-former-hospital-chapel-for-annual-christmas-broadcast-in-break-from-tradition-13279113 |title=King Charles Chooses Former Hospital Chapel |date=23 December 2024}}{{cite news |title=King's Christmas message to come from former hospital chapel |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd60xej41wjo |access-date=23 December 2024 |work=BBC News |date=23 December 2024}} In a year in which both the King and the Princess of Wales received treatment for cancer, the speech reflected on personal, national and international challenges, and how they can be overcome through community support. The King praised healthcare workers for dedicating their lives to helping others, as well as recalling the sacrifice of soldiers during D-Day, which had its 80th anniversary commemorated in 2024. He also praised communities that came together in the aftermath of the summer's anti-immigrant riots, saying: "I felt a deep sense of pride here in the United Kingdom when, in response to anger and lawlessness in several towns this summer, communities came together, not to repeat these behaviours but to repair." He added that this was "to repair not just buildings, but relationships; and, most importantly, to repair trust."{{cite news |title=King Charles Addresses U.K. Riots and His Cancer in Christmas Speech |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/25/world/europe/uk-king-charles-christmas.html |access-date=December 25, 2024 |work=New York Times |date=December 25, 2024}}{{cite news |title=King's Christmas message to focus on healthcare workers |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/dec/23/king-charles-christmas-message-to-focus-on-healthcare-workers |access-date=24 December 2024 |work=The Guardian |agency=PA Media |date=23 December 2024}}{{cite news |title=King Charles III focuses Christmas message on healthcare workers in year marked by royal illnesses |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/world/king-charles-iii-focuses-christmas-message-on-healthcare-workers-in-year-marked-by-royal-illnesses-1.7157485 |access-date=December 26, 2024 |work=CTV News |date=December 25, 2024}}{{cite news |title= King Charles's Christmas message in full |url=https://news.sky.com/story/king-charless-christmas-message-in-full-13279745 |access-date=25 December 2024 |work=Sky News |date=25 December 2024}}

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