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After a year of difficulties, what will 2025 bring for the Royal Family?

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29th December 2024
It has been a difficult year for the Royal Family with serious health issues for King Charles and the Princess of Wales. That left room for other royals to step up and show their support as well as take on new roles and that is something we could continue to see in the new year. The shape of the year to come What does 2025 look like? Well, it’s hard to say as it will depend on The…
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The first Christmas address of a new reign

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23rd December 2024
In December 2022, King Charles III gave his first Royal Christmas Broadcast. With his mother’s passing on 8 September, his reign was still very new. His first Christmas speech was a heartfelt and touching address to all of his subjects. King Charles gave his first Christmas address from St. George’s Chapel at Windsor, a poignant family setting. His Majesty said ”I am standing…
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King George V's most intimate Christmas speech

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22nd December 2024
As we explore a different Royal Christmas Broadcast each day from 1 to 24 December, we are able to see both personal, family moments and public events marked. In 1934, King George V added a real family touch to his Christmas speech, only the third he had ever made.   On…
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A Christmas message filled with hope

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20th December 2024
The Second World War was the major defining event of King George VI’s reign and as such, several of his Royal Christmas Broadcasts dealt with the war. In 1943, he once again focused on the dedication, faith, and resiliency of both service members and civilians across the…
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The poignant final Christmas speech of a beloved king

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19th December 2024
King George VI never sought the throne but was called upon to reign at a time of huge political turmoil that would result in war. His conduct in that difficult time earned him widespread respect. By the time he spoke on Christmas Day 1951, he was a hugely popular monarch. What would prove to be last Christmas Speech, in 1951, explored both his own personal health struggles and a change for his…
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A Millennium Christmas address for the faithful

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17th December 2024
While the sovereign’s Christmas address often touches on personal topics, such as the birth of a new family member, weddings, tours, or Jubilees, they often also discuss worldwide events that affect everyone. In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II’s Royal Christmas Broadcast opened with a nod to the Millennium.  Queen Elizabeth II said ”By any measure this Millennium year has been an…
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