Why a king had to wait for a shepherd before beginning one of the most famous Christmas traditions of all
5th December 2023
Every Christmas, families across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth gather around their TVs to hear the monarch give their annual Christmas message. The tradition began with a radio broadcast in 1932 by King George V via the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC) Empire Service.
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The idea of a Christmas message from the sovereign was first suggested by the…
