Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen's Speech sees a 20% increase in viewers compared to the previous year

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26th December 2019
The Queen’s 2019 Christmas Day Broadcast saw a 20% increase in viewers compared to the previous year.Overnight figures show that 7.85 million people tuned in to watch Her Majesty deliver her annual Christmas message.That is a 1.55 million increase on The Queen’s 2018 broadcast, when only 6.4 million tuned in to watch the speech.Her Majesty’s speech was broadcast…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen delivers her 68th Christmas Broadcast, talking about the moon landings, climate change & Archie Harrison

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25th December 2019
The Queen has delivered her annual Christmas Day address to the nation and the world, in which she discussed a wide array of topics, ranging from the moon landings to climate change.2019 marks The Queen’s 68th Christmas speech, and the last of the decade.The 93-year-old monarch starts her speech by discussing the moon landings which occurred 50 years ago in 1969.The Queen’s…
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Prince & Princess of Wales

Prince George and Princess Charlotte attend Christmas Day church service for the first time

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25th December 2019
Prince George and Princess Charlotte have attended the traditional Christmas Day church service at Sandringham for the first time.Their Royal Highnesses arrived at church on foot alongside their parents, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.One-year-old Prince Louis was absent from proceedings due to his young age.For six year-old Prince George, who will one day be king, this was his…
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Queen Elizabeth II

The Queen in royal blue for this year's Christmas broadcast

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24th December 2019
Royal blue is the royal pick for this year’s Christmas broadcast. The Queen has chosen a dress first worn in 2013 for her annual speech to the Commonwealth.Her Majesty filmed the speech at Windsor Castle where she is seen in deep blue cashmere, designed by her dresser, Angela Kelly. It’s the third time in ten years that she’s picked blue for her Christmas broadcast, last…
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