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	BBC News UK Queen's speech breaks new ground
		The Queen broke with tradition and began with a friendly "Happy Christmas" which was repeated at the end of the message.
		It is a far cry from the first Royal Christmas message delivered by George V which was written by Rudyard Kipling and broadcast to the Empire by wireless.
		In the opening shot of the television version of the Royal broadcast the Queen addressed the camera while standing alongside the choir, who were singing a Christmas carol, in the historic St George's Chapel at Windsor.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk/578245.stm (380 words)

	Travelsleuth's Diary: December Highlights
		The Sovereign's Christmas Message was begun by The Queen's grandfather, King George V. He broadcast the first royal Christmas message from a makeshift studio under the stairs at Sandringham on 25 December 1932.
		The Queen's Christmas message to the Commonwealth is broadcast across the world on Christmas Day at 3.00pm GMT on radio and TV.
		She moves to Sandringham House in Norfolk shortly before Christmas and is joined by members of her family for the Christmas celebrations.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/3472/85453 (461 words)

	CNN - Queen's Christmas message recalls year's joys, sadness - December 25, 1997
		The line from poet William Blake was brought home to Britain's royal family this year, Queen Elizabeth II said Thursday during her Christmas message, as she recalled the excitement of a golden wedding anniversary celebration, the bittersweet return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule, and the anguish of Princess Diana's death.
		CNN - Queen's Christmas message recalls year's joys, sadness - December 25, 1997
		The format of the message itself was also different, with video clips of events from the past year interspersed with the queen's message.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9712/25/queen.xmas (564 words)

	The Monarchy Today > Ceremonies and pageantry > Broadcasts
		Every year The Queen broadcasts special messages on Christmas Day and Commonwealth Day.
		The Queen began her reign by making her first Christmas speech on live radio in 1952.
		The message is broadcast on the radio in Britain and other Commonwealth countries and is also read out by the Commonwealth Secretary-General as part of the Commonwealth Observance Service in early March in Westminster Abbey.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page385.asp (347 words)

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		It further explains that the volume presented to the queen was located in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle and "faithful reproductions" of that copy were produced by Cambridge University Press and were given as "mementoes" to the guests who attended the Savoy affair.
		Messages of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		Deseret Book Christmas book for 1993, bound in navy blue leather, this copy is number 223 of 500 copies.
	www.benchmarkbooks.com /catalog/final_cat_54.txt (5993 words)

	Royal Christmas Message - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Her first Christmas Message to the Commonwealth took place from the study at Sandringham House at 15:07 GMT on 25 December 1952 and was broadcast to the nation by BBC radio.
		The 2005 message was particularly sombre, with the Queen reflecting on such tragedies as the Asian tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 Kashmir earthquake and the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
		The idea for a Christmas Message from the Sovereign to the Commonwealth was originally mooted in 1932 by the founding father of the BBC, Sir John Reith.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Royal_Christmas_Message (2157 words)

	Talk:Royal Christmas Message - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		I think we have at least three pages to merge, Royal Christmas speech and Queen's Christmas Message are rather simmilar and, IMHO, they should be merged and one (and I don't know which) be a redirect to the other.
		Royal Christmas Message was the UK Collaboration of the Fortnight for the week starting on December 26, 2004.
		Looking at Off The Telly's Christmas log for that year, which is only online during December and January, but here's a Google cache [2], it says "The Alternative Christmas Message, delivered by two of the "stars" of Wife Swap, was shown as usual at 3pm", which confirms the report.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Royal_Christmas_speech (1491 words)

	Royal Insight > December 2005 > Focus > Princess Mary's Gift to the Troops
		In 1914, a lesser-known Member of the Royal family, Princess Mary, the third child and only daughter of King George V and Queen Mary, went to great efforts to ensure that troops felt appreciated and not forgotten over the Christmas period.
		On Christmas Day 1914, the same day as the extraordinary unofficial truce between British and German soldiers on the front line, the soldiers were able to open their gifts and cards.
		In Christmas 2004, 90 years after Princess Mary's gifts were distributed, 18,000 boxes of gifts were delivered to serving soldiers, seamen and airmen across the world who were on duty over Christmas.
	www.royal.gov.uk /output/page1729.asp (1485 words)

	BBC News UK Queen considers festive text message
		Mobile phones could be buzzing with royal greetings if the Queen decides to send her Christmas message by text.
		The idea of texting the Christmas message was put to the palace by internet firm Genie.
		Customers would be able to receive the message by visiting a website or by replying to a text-based invitation sent to their mobile phone in advance.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/uk/newsid_1707000/1707903.stm (310 words)

	A Touch of Christmas Magic by Ming
		Christmas morning we play carols on the cd player, make the dressing and prepare the turkey for stuffing and get the turkey cooking in the oven early on, make dessert, listen to the Queen's Royal message, open our presents under the tree and try to squeeze in a bit of breakfast (usually all at once!).
		Christmas Eve midnight mass is attended and hundreds of thousands of Russians take part in the "walking the cross" ceremony that is a candle-lit procession of priests and congregates that parade around the church and then return inside for caroling.
		Christmas dinner consists of that large Christmas turkey meal with mashed potatoes and turnip, dressing, gravy and cranberry sauce, wine and dessert (I like the rum cake) all served on the colourful tablecloth with all the decorations.
	www.geocities.com /smilesming/ChristmasMagic.html (12433 words)

	USATODAY.com - Queen offers somber Christmas message
		"The day after my last Christmas message was broadcast, the world experienced one of the worst natural disasters ever recorded," she said, referring to the tsunami that crashed into coastlines from Asia to Africa a year ago, leaving some 216,000 people dead or missing.
		The queen delivered her first Christmas speech on the radio in 1952, when she took the throne following the death of her father, King George VI.
		The monarch's Christmas address is a tradition that began with her grandfather, King George V, who delivered the first one in 1939, at the outbreak of World War II.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-12-25-royal-christmas_x.htm?csp=34 (611 words)

	CBC News:Queen praises armed forces in Christmas message
		LONDON- The Queen's annual Christmas message paid tribute to men and women serving in the armed forces, as well as volunteers who give their time to help others.
		The television message, broadcast on Christmas Day throughout the Commonwealth, showed the hatless monarch dressed in a bright blue suit, standing and walking around as she spoke from Combermere Barracks at Windsor.
		As the televised message ended with her wish, "A happy Christmas to you all," a brass band began playing Hark!
	www.cbc.ca /stories/2003/12/25/queen031225 (383 words)

	Welcome to the official web site of the British Monarchy
		This web site provides information on the work of The Queen in modern society, biographies of the Royal Family, a history of kings and queens through the ages, background on Royal residences and art collections, and coverage of recent Royal events.
		Find out which members of the Royal Family are visiting your region in a searchable diary.
		Dating back over ten centuries, the Monarchy plays an important role in the UK and Commonwealth.
	www.royal.gov.uk (129 words)

	Royal Insight > December 2003 > Focus > The Christmas Broadcast
		The Christmas message was started by The Queen's grandfather, King George V. King George had reigned since 1910, but it was not until 1932 that he delivered his first Christmas message, which was then made possible by new radio technologies.
		Today is another landmark because television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on Christmas Day....I very much hope this....will make my Christmas message more personal and direct.
		The text of the first Christmas speech was written by poet and writer Rudyard Kipling.
	www.royal.gov.uk /textonly/Page2780.asp (129 words)

	CNN - Queen's Christmas message recalls year's joys, sadness - December 25, 1997
		The line from poet William Blake was brought home to Britain's royal family this year, Queen Elizabeth II said Thursday during her Christmas message, as she recalled the excitement of a golden wedding anniversary celebration, the bittersweet return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule, and the anguish of Princess Diana's death.
		CNN - Queen's Christmas message recalls year's joys, sadness - December 25, 1997
		Queen Elizabeth chatted with Indians during her visit to India in the fall.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9712/25/queen.xmas (129 words)

	BBC News UK The tradition of the Queen's speech
		The Queen's message to the Commonwealth on December 25 has become as traditional a part of the British Christmas as roast turkey and Christmas pudding.
		In 1932 when King George V made the first royal Christmas broadcast to what was then the British Empire, it was transmitted live from his small study at Sandringham, in Norfolk, where the royal family always spend their Christmas holidays.
		That year, as in many others, she began with references to Sandringham and her own family: "I first came here for Christmas as a grandchild.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk/1728438.stm (129 words)

	Sci Tech News - from ABC News Online 23/12/2003 Queen delivers Christmas speech by mobile phone
		Queen Elizabeth II's annual Christmas message will be broadcast to mobile phones, Buckingham Palace says.
		This year's Christmas message was filmed away from a royal residence for the first time at Combermere Barracks, home of the Household Cavalry at Windsor, west of London.
		The broadcast, to be aired on British television and radio at 1500 GMT on Christmas Day (2am Boxing Day AEDT), takes the theme of teamwork and is a tribute to the professionalism of the armed services.
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/scitech/SciTechRepublish_1015379.htm (129 words)

	BBC News TALKING POINT Queen's speech: What do you think?
		Basically, it is a sort of ritual that brings us all together at Christmas, and it is this more than the content that is the appeal, although the Queen does have a talent for saying the right thing at the right time (unlike some members of her family).
		For those of us who tire of the minor royals' antics and think abolition of the monarchy cannot come soon enough, the Queen pops up on Christmas Day to remind us we are wrong!
		In the early days, the message went out live but since1960 it has been recorded a few days in advance.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/talking_point/1724397.stm (129 words)

	2003
		December 25 - Queen Elizabeth II broadcasts a Christmas message to the British Commonwealth paying tribute to British troops in Iraq.
		December 23 - A terrier belonging to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal attacks and kills a corgi belonging to Queen Elizabeth II as the Royal Family gather at Sandringham for Christmas.
		December 22 - Parmalat is first accused of falsifying accounts to the tune of USD $5 billion, later admitted by founder Calisto Tanzi; observers call it "Europe's Enron".
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/2/20/2003.html (3622 words)

	Queens Speech to the Nation
		The Queens traditional Christmas speech to the nation reflected on her personal ups and downs during the last year.
		a sense of belonging and pride in country, town, or community." The Queen rounded off her speech saying that she leaned on the "message of hope" in the bible and the support of the British citizens.
		The Queen said that the loss had been, "tempered by the generous tributes".
	www.shortnews.com /web/id/27458/u_id/56602/start.cfm (3622 words)

	The Anniston Star - Prayers for peace, fears of violence as Christmas celebrated worldwide
		Queen Elizabeth II urged religious and cultural tolerance in multicultural Britain in her traditional Christmas message, broadcast on television and radio.
		Friday night, jittery last-minute Christmas shoppers scurried for cover in the city when fireworks went off and rumors spread that street gangs were preparing to fight.
		And in London, Madrid and Paris, the streets were nearly empty as families stayed home for their traditional Christmas dinners.
	www.cleburnenews.com /news/2004/as-world-1226-0-4l25x3124.htm (820 words)

	A Carol from Flanders
		It was 1914 and the near-mythical Christmas truce had begun, when men laid down their weapons, shook hands and embraced the season's message of peace on earth.
		In the six days preceding Christmas every soldier, sailor and nurse was sent cards by the King and Queen, plus a present from a special fund associated with Princess Mary, the 17-year-old daughter of George V. This dislocated distribution systems in three countries - ammunition and food were delayed because of it.
		By 1918 the Armistice had been signed and the memory of the Christmas truce of 1914 slipped into legend, a moment from the forgotten golden age when even the participants suspected it never happened.
	www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com /Text/a_carol_from_flanders.htm (1188 words)

	The Queen and the Maori people
		The Queen mentioned the event in her Christmas message, and visited a couple who had survived the disaster. The Duke later flew to Wellington to attend a memorial service for victims.
		Some Maori had their own view of the event. They had felt uneasy about many details of the Queen’s visit, and they pointed to the fact that ‘Tangwai’ was the linguistic reverse of ‘Waitangi’ — ‘weeping waters’. The gods were showing displeasure at the monarch’s presence in Aotearoa.
		Rotorua: Maori objected to the brief time allowed for the main welcome at Rotorua and the fact that only 200 official visitors from other tribes would be invited. In the end the time was extended and accommodation provided for 3500 from other iwi.
	www.nzhistory.net.nz /Gallery/royal-tour/maori.htm (1188 words)

	Queen & Country
		The Queen has made a Christmas Broadcast to the Commonwealth every year of her reign except 1969, when a repeat of the film 'Royal Family' was shown and a written message from The Queen issued.
		The Queen was born at 17 Bruton St, London W1 on 21 April 1926, was christened on 29 May 1926 in the private chapel at Buckingham Palace, and was confirmed on 28 March 1942 in the private chapel at Windsor Castle.
		Queen Elizabeth II is the fortieth monarch since William the Conqueror obtained the crown of England.
	www.billwilmot.blogspot.com (3408 words)

	Not even the Queen speaks Queen's English anymore
		Erik Wensberg, reviser of Wilson Follett's Modern American Usage, has analyzed comments by the Queen and concluded that her use of language is "at best colloquial and at worst simply wrong." He singles out a sentence from her Christmas message when she observed: "The young can sometimes be wiser than us."
		The Monarch's error has infuriated the Queen's English Society which has given up on Tony Blair and the BBC, but thought it could at least rely on Buckingham Palace in the fight against the spread of "slummy" Estuary English.
		Wensberg, who has a preppy concern for proper pronouns, says the Queen has her conjunctions in a twist.
	www.th-record.com /1999/06/08/queensen.htm (3408 words)

	The Queen's English
		The researchers said: "We conclude that the Queen no longer speaks the Queen's English of the 1950s,although the vowels of the 1980s Christmas message are still clearly set apart from those of the standard southern British accent."
		Jonathan Harrington, Sallyanne Palethorpe and Catherine Watson, from Macquarie University in Sydney, reported yesterday in the journal Nature that even the Queen is not immune to the rise of the estuarine English spoken by southerners.
		Subjecting the Queen's speech to intense linguistic analysis, the scientists found that Elizabeth II has dumbed down — albeit unwittingly — to fit in with the classless zeitgeist of New Labour's Britain.
	www.phon.ucl.ac.uk /home/estuary/queen2.htm (3408 words)

	CBC News: Queen urges tolerance in Christmas speech
		While it is not yet known how many people will watch this year's Christmas speech, the Queen's 2003 address attracted 6.5 million viewers in Britain alone.
		Queen Elizabeth accepts flowers after attending the Royal Family's traditional Christmas Day church service in eastern England.
		The television broadcast of her speech bolstered that message with footage showing royal visits to a Sikh temple and a Muslim centre.
	www.cbc.ca /story/world/national/2004/12/25/queen-christmas-041225.html (3408 words)

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