while covid again means we cannot celebrate quite as we may have wished. there was a passing reference to covid and a look ahead to the platinum jubilee. but this above all was a broadcast from a wife mourning her husband. there would still be joy at christmas, the queen said, even with one familiar laugh missing. so a very personal message from the queen at the end of a sad and in some ways rather troubling year, with the death of her husband and difficulties within the royal family. the year has also ended with concerns about her own health, concerns which the palace does its best to downplay, platinum jubilee. nicholas witchell, bbc news, buckingham palace. our royal correspondent sarah campbell is with me.
the latest pro democracy protests. the demonstrators converged on the presidential palace for the second time in a week, but were met by a heavy security presence. earlier, the military government restricted phone and internet services and blocked roads leading to the city. at least 48 protestors have been killed since a coup in october. the latest headlines on bbc news. queen elizabeth speaks about her personal grief over the death of her husband, prince philip, in her christmas day message, saying there was one familiar laugh missing , amid the continuing impact of the pandemic. a 19 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing in the grounds of windsor castle, the official residence of queen elizabeth. members of the royal family have been informed. in his christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in yemen and syria, which he said are being passed over in silence.
this is bbc news. i m lukwesa burak. these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. queen elizabeth speaks about her personal grief over the death of her husband prince philip in her christmas day message, saying there was one familiar laugh missing , amid the continuing impact of the pandemic. that mischievous, inquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when i first set eyes on him. but life, of course, consists of final partings, as well as first meetings. and as much as i and my family miss him, i know he would want us to enjoy christmas. a 19 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of trespassing windsor castle grounds, the official residence of queen elizabeth.
queen elizabeth speaks about her personal grief over the death of her husband, prince philip, in her christmas day message, saying there was one familiar laugh missing . in his annual christmas message, pope francis highlighted the tragedies in syria and yemen. he warned the world was becoming so desensitised to others suffering, that they d hardly notice when it happened. the world s most powerful telescope has launched into space to offer unprecedented images of the universe. a series of complex activities shall be carried out over the next six months. and after 3 months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la palma, has finally come to an end. more than 7,000 people were forced to leave their homes. now on bbc news. david sillito explores the six
jay her husband. there would still be joy at christmas, the queen said, even with one familiar laugh missing. so, a very personal message from the queen at the end of the sad and in some ways rather troubling year with the death of her husband and difficulties within the royal family. the years also ended with concerns about her own health. concerns by which the palace does its best to downplay. preferring instead to look ahead to next year and the platinum jubilee. earlier, i spoke to our royal correspondent, sarah campbell, about the personal nature of this year s queen s speech. from the photograph on the desk which was taken to mark their diamond wedding anniversary, the brooch that she was wearing, which she wore on her honeymoon in 1947, and you know, her christmas broadcasts always have a theme and it is not surprising that this year, when she lost her husband of 73 years, that prince philip was the thread that ran through the entire broadcast and as you say, many people said