Christmas message (or The Queen's Christmas message in a queen's reign, formally as His Majesty's Most Gracious Speech, and informally as the Royal Christmas...
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Christmas message is a message broadcast by Channel 4 since 1993, as a sometimes humorous and sometimes serious alternative to the traditional Royal Christmas...
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started being broadcast in 1966. The Royal Christmas Message (1957–1968, 1970 – present). Note: The Royal Christmas message has been read as far back as King...
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on Christmas Day, a rule that also applies on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. TVNZ 1 broadcasts the Royal Christmas Message at 6:50 pm. The message has...
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Sunday arrangements apply. The Royal Christmas Message is broadcast on the Astra and IRN1 channel at 15:00 on Christmas Day. There is no news bulletin...
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Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands A Christmas message by the reigning monarch, including the Royal Christmas Message in the UK the Christmas Eve National Speech in...
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Special address by the British monarch (redirect from List of royal messages to the nation by the British monarch)
outside the annual Royal Christmas Message and the Commonwealth Day Message, only take place at times of significant national or royal events. British monarchs...
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Monarchy of the United Kingdom (redirect from English royals)
by the British Constitution. The term may also refer to the role of the royal family within the UK's broader political structure. The monarch since 8...
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releases the Royal Christmas Message which is alternatively broadcast on Christmas Day throughout the UK and the Commonwealth. Royal Christmas Message "New Year...
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in his Royal Christmas message of 1939. The ashes of George's younger daughter, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, were placed in the royal vault...
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there was no televised Royal Christmas Message in 1969, with a repeat of the film shown simultaneously on BBC1 and BBC2 on Christmas Day instead. Queen Elizabeth...
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sociology, best known for being quoted by King George VI in his Royal Christmas Message of 1939. Haskins was born at 2 Kingswood Hill, Oldland, South Gloucestershire...
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Whisky and Sherry, were surprise Christmas gifts from the Queen to the Prince and Princess. Pictured with the royal family, the corgi Sugar made the cover...
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Monarchy of Canada (redirect from Canadian Royal Family)
assent), national (delivering the Speech from the Throne and the Royal Christmas Message, distributing honours, decorations, and medals, and partaking in Remembrance...
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Address to the Federal Assembly Christmas Eve National Speech Prime Minister's New Year Message Royal Christmas Message Special address by the British...
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would look at the carnage caused by COVID-19 and see an opportunity". The message was that "Conservatives want to bring back economic certainty" while Liberals...
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give Britain's 2013 "Alternative Christmas Message", Channel 4's non-establishment parallel to the Royal Christmas Message by Queen Elizabeth II. In a short...
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nutmeg. Christmas cards are illustrated messages of greeting exchanged between friends and family members during the weeks preceding Christmas Day. The...
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George V (category 20th-century Royal Marines personnel)
to be suspicious of the Nazis. In 1932, George agreed to deliver a Royal Christmas speech on the radio, an event that became annual thereafter. He was...
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In modern heraldry, a royal cypher is a monogram or monogram-like device of a country's reigning sovereign, typically consisting of the initials of the...
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2024 Trooping the Colour (section British royal family)
as part of the carriage parade with her children, and as a member of the royal family waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. This was her first...
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Swan Upping at Cookham, by Stanley Spencer, oil on canvas, 1915–19 Royal fish Royal Swans The Case of Swans (1592) 7 Co. Rep. 15b "'Swan Upping' tradition...
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Monarchy of Australia (redirect from Australian Royal Family)
the Royal Australian Infantry Corps, Royal Australian Air Force and the Royal Australian Engineers) carry the "royal" prefix. Members of the royal family...
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The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic each, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each...
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Sandringham House (category Royal residences in England)
English Monarchs website Recording of King George V giving the first Royal Christmas Message from Sandringham in 1932 Pathé News footage of the transportation...
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public fire alarm and telephoned the Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service on a direct line, giving the message, "Windsor Castle here; we have got a...
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Commonwealth. Edward the Confessor wore his crown at Easter, Whitsun, and Christmas. In 1161, he was canonised, and objects connected with his reign became...
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Ultra-high-definition and distributed to broadcasters domestically and worldwide. Royal Christmas Message Coronation of Charles III and Camilla Platinum Party at the Palace...
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The Crown (TV series) (category Cultural depictions of the British royal family)
done casually. It's done on the basis of wanting to convey a particular message that can only be conveyed by invention." An example of such a departure...
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It finally loses its license in 1972. December 25 – The British Royal Christmas Message is televised with the Queen (Elizabeth II) on camera for the first...
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