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The Christmas broadcast made by Queen Elizabeth II in one of her most difficult years

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14th December 2024
Each year, the sovereign addresses the nation on Christmas day and touches upon different events and themes. In 1997, Queen Elizabeth II made one of her most difficult Christmas speeches after one of her most difficult years.In August 1997, Diana, Princess of Wales tragically lost her life in a car accident in Paris. Millions around the planet expressed their shock and grief following her…
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Golden celebrations and profound loss mixed in an historic Christmas Day speech

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10th December 2024
The Royal Christmas Broadcasts provide fantastic insights into the monarch’s personal and professional year. As we examine a different Christmas speech each day in December, we are able to learn a bit more about the Monarch on the throne. Queen Elizabeth II’s 2002 address was a touching end to a difficult year. The Queen’s younger sister, Princess Margaret, died on 9 February 2002 at…
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How Queen Elizabeth II made history by taking the Christmas speech to television

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7th December 2024
In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II made history with a big step forward.Queen Elizabeth II made her first Christmas broadcast in 1952, twenty years after her grandfather, King George V, began the tradition. However, in 1957, Queen Elizabeth became the first monarch to make a televised address on Christmas.As her image was beamed into homes around the UK, Queen Elizabeth said…
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The Royal Family's dazzling aquamarines

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21st November 2024
Queen Camilla wore the Aquamarine Ribbon Tiara for the first time at the Diplomatic Reception. However, the British Royal Family has several impressive aquamarine jewels in their vaults. The aquamarine tiara chosen by Queen Camilla has also been a favourite of the Duchess of Edinburgh(By Frankie Fouganthin – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wiki Commons)Queen Elizabeth II first received a…
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