Royal Christmas

Why a king had to wait for a shepherd before beginning one of the most famous Christmas traditions of all

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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. Embed from Getty Images The idea of a Christmas message from the sovereign was first suggested by the…
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Prince Charles says climate change is partly to blame for refugee crisis and terrorism

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23rd November 2015
The Prince of Wales has suggested that the conflict currently on-going in Syria, which has led to events such as the refugee crisis and terrorism, is linked to climate change. In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with Sky News, Prince Charles said that drought and competition for increasingly scarce resources has been one of the main catalysts leading up to the refugee crisis, which has seen…
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