Royal Christmas message
king christmas message queen christmas message queen reign formally majesty gracious speech informally royal christmas message broadcast made sovereign united kingdom commonwealth realm commonwealth nation year christmas tradition began radio broadcast king george v via british broadcasting corporation empire service message broadcast television radio internet via various provider usually broadcast gmt christmas day unlike speech king speech state opening parliament written government christmas speech personal message written monarch input spouse direct advisor idea christmas message sovereign british empire first proposed founding directorgeneral british broadcasting corporation bbc john reith approached king george v making short broadcast newly created radio service king declined however believing radio mainly entertainment reith approached king ten year later way inaugurate empire service world service king finally agreed encouraged queen mary prime minister ramsay macdonald year king george v read first royal christmas message scripted rudyard kipling king originally hesitant using relatively untested medium radio reassured summertime visit bbc agreed carry concept read speech temporary studio set sandringham house christmas broadcast introduced ilmington manor yearold walton handy local shepherd carol church choir bell ringing town church reached estimated million people australia canada india kenya south africa united kingdom brother king edward viii abdicated first christmas king king george vi continued father christmas broadcast reading delivered opening stage second world war uttered famous line said man stood gate year give light may tread safely unknown replied go darkness put hand hand god shall better light safer known way many year king speech came end hourlong broadcast greeting various part british empire commonwealth typically included interview ordinary people many occupation innkeeper english village miner south africa lifeguard australia king speech serving bond tying commonwealth together george daughter successor queen elizabeth ii delivered first christmas message study sandringham house pm december approximately ten month father death five year later message broadcast television first time annual television broadcast every year since exception queen heavily pregnant year message given special documentary film royal family produced summer connection investiture prince wale therefore decided broadcast christmas queen issued written message instead christmas broadcast always produced bbc monopoly ended announced message would produced broadcast alternately bbc main rival independent television news itn biennial rotation reported daily telegraph decision made bbc decided screen interview diana princess wale current affair programme panorama denied buckingham palace said new arrangement reflect composition television radio industry today beginning sky news added rotation sky news recorded queen christmas message christmas queen diamond jubilee year first time recorded buckingham palace reported stated wanted something bit different special jubilee year first time seemed good thing technology wise reign queen elizabeth ii theme direction speech decided queen text largely written queen sometimes assistance husband prince philip staff later year reign speech became personal religious tone son successor king charles iii reportedly writes script christmas message without input staff traditionally message begin british national anthem god save king queen except – ended message message typically combine chronicle year major event specific focus commonwealth nation sovereign personal milestone feeling christmas one instance sovereign speaks publicly without advice minister crown monarch realm planning year address begin month earlier monarch establishes theme appropriate archival footage collected assembled actual speech recorded day prior christmas timing internet united kingdom broadcast king christmas message embargoed gmt december new zealand first country commonwealth broadcast message airwave local time gmt radio new zealand rnz national television new zealand tvnz australia message broadcast australian broadcasting corporation local time gmt depending time zone canada canadian broadcasting corporation broadcast message generally noon local time cbc television pm pm gmt depending time zone local time cbc radio one cbc music private station ctv also carry speech outside commonwealth cspan united state air king message time vary depending network schedule american radio station air broadcast although area bordering canada receive via cbc message abdicated prior would first christmas throne queen wilhelmina netherlands delivered first christmas message airwave also broadcast dutch east indie suriname dutch west indie via shortwave radio station pcjj reign daughter juliana royal christmas message become annual tradition pope delivers christmas message world head state country adopted tradition message christmas including king sweden king belgian president germany king spain beginning others modified practice issuing statement coincide new year done governorsgeneral canada new zealand king denmark king norway king thailand president china finland france hungary italy philippine poland portugal russian federation well chancellor germany archbishop canterbury spiritual leader anglican communion also give new year day speech british prime minister issue short christmas message prime minister new year message extensively reflects last year government intention new year prime minister canada record short christmas greeting yang dipertuan agong malaysia make speech official birthday june national hero day july prime minister malaysia also make speech new year day also night eid ulfitr eve independence day prime minister singapore give speech occasion national day singapore past governor hong kong representative british monarch played role tradition carried chief executive hong kong upon territory transfer sovereignty china president united state also give christmas message part president weekly address message come within day christmas christmas day president may also give christmas message soldier serving u armed force opposition party may also give christmas message part response president weekly address addition beginning u president ronald reagan soviet union general secretary mikhail gorbachev exchanged televised new year day address others respective nation exchange continued president george h w bush gorbachev dissolution soviet union alternative christmas message christmas eve national speech special address british monarch prime minister new year message cadena nacional work related royal christmas message wikisource medium related royal christmas message united kingdom wikimedia common royal family channel youtube royal family technology history christmas broadcast