As her husband recovers from heart scare, the Queen reflects on the strength of family in her Christmas message

December 24th, 2011

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By
David Wilkes

Last updated at 1:51 AM on 24th December 2011

After a year that saw her grandson’s wedding and her husband’s 90th birthday, the Queen will focus on the importance of family in her Christmas message.

Reflecting on the strength of family, friends and the community working together, she draws on her unique position not only as a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother but also as head of state and head of the Commonwealth.

She will say: ‘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.’

Queen Elizabeth II stands in the 1844 Room of Buckingham Palace in London to deliver her Christmas Day television broadcast to the Commonwealth

The annual message, written as always by the Queen herself and drawing on her own experiences over the past year, was recorded earlier this month and will be broadcast in full on television and radio at 3pm tomorrow.

The last 12 months have seen some momentous events for the Queen, from her historic visit to the Republic of Ireland to the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

The Duke of Edinburgh celebrated his 90th birthday and the Queen, who is aged 85 and celebrates her diamond jubilee next year, presided over a major meeting of Commonwealth leaders in Perth, Australia.

In the broadcast, the Queen wears a diamond and platinum Flame Lily brooch, which was a 21st birthday present from the children of Southern Rhodesia.

The brooch is pinned to a strawberry red dress by Angela Kelly, the Queen’s dresser.

Delivering her speech in 2007; the 50th anniversary of her first televised Noel message. She discussed the need to care for society's vulnerable and paid tribute to the Armed Forces

Delivering her speech in 2007; the 50th anniversary of her first televised Noel message. She discussed the need to care for society’s vulnerable and paid tribute to the Armed Forces

The monarch wears a pair of rimless spectacles for the broadcast, which was filmed in Buckingham Palace’s 1844 room, regularly used to hold smaller ceremonies such as the reception of new ambassadors and small lunch parties.

At the start of the footage, the Queen can be seen meeting senior Sky News staff who produced this year’s Christmas message – a first for the broadcaster.

In recent years, the responsibility had been shared by the BBC and ITV but from this year each broadcaster will share the role of producing the message on a two year cycle.

As this year’s message draws to a close, the Band of the Irish Guards are featured playing the carol O Little Town of Bethlehem on the forecourt of Buckingham Palace.

A year of family: With her grandson marrying and her husband turning 90, the Queen has focussed on her family this year

Then children from St Joseph’s Catholic Infants’ School in Camberwell, south London, are seen performing a scene from a nativity play.

The speech is one of the rare occasions when the Queen does not turn to the Government for advice but is able to voice her own views.

It will also be available on the Royal Channel on the YouTube website and will also be shown in Commonwealth countries.

Bookmakers William Hill are offering odds of 25/1 that the Queen announces that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a child in the New Year during her Christmas Address.
For the first time, there will be two Alternative Christmas Messages broadcast on Channel 4. One, entitled Just Be Yourself, will include a ‘plea of tolerance’ from dwarf Max Laird and Susan Campbell-Duncan, who has a facial disfigurement. The second features Vic Goddard, headteacher of the comprehensive school that appears in Channel 4 documentary Educating Essex. They will be broadcast at 1.55pm and 4.15pm tomorrow.