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Queen's Christmas Day speeches - radio interruptions, reflection and 3D glasses
The monarch's Christmas Day speech is a key part of Christmas Day at 3pm - take a look back at some key moments as we prepare to watch King Charles' third festive message
Referring to the “great anxiety and hardship” hitting the nation, Charles stressed that community spirit was the “very foundation of our society”, before praising members of the emergency services, Armed Forces, teachers, health and social care professionals and charities. During the speech, freak weather conditions caused American police radio transmissions to interfere with the British broadcast, and bemused viewers heard a US officer say, “Joe, I’m gonna grab a quick coffee.” It was also the year of the much-publicised break-in of Michael Fagan to the Queen's Buckingham Palace bedroom, as well as the birth of Prince William (Image: BBC)The 50th anniversary of the first Christmas message by her grandfather King George V saw Elizabeth filmed in the library of Windsor Castle for the first time.
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