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"Queen Elizabeth II&amp;#039;s Christmas message will have a theme of family and community. A preview of the British monarch&amp;#039;s annual address was released to the media on Saturday (Christmas Eve). The broadcast was recorded in the 1844 Room of Buckingham Palace on December 9, before the Queen&amp;#039;s husband Prince Philip was admitted to hospital for surgery on a blocked coronary artery.  The Queen says in a 20-second preview: &amp;quot;Of course, family does not necessarily mean blood relatives but often a description of a community, organisation or nation. The Commonwealth is a family of 53 nations, all with a common bond, shared beliefs, mutual values and goals.&amp;quot; The broadcast - which will air in its traditional 3pm Christmas Day slot - will feature pupils from St Joseph&amp;#039;s Catholic Infants&amp;#039; School in Camberwell, south London, and the Band of the Irish Guards.  Sky News has produced the Queen&amp;#039;s annual message for the first time this year, joining the BBC and ITV as part of a two-year rota system. The message will also be made available on Amazon Kindle for the first time. Channel 4 will air two alternative Christmas Day messages this year. The first, at 1.55pm, will feature Max Laird from Seven Dwarves, Susan Campbell-Duncan of Beauty and the Beast, My Transsexual Summer&amp;#039;s Karen Gale and acid attack victim Katie Piper from Katie: My Beautiful Friends. The second - airing at 4.15pm - will feature Educating Essex headteacher Vic Goddard and deputy headteacher Stephen Drew. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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