by the queen. god save the queen plays. then, at three o clock, the queen s christmas message will be broadcast. it was recorded a few days ago at windsor with the opening music, the national anthem, played by the central band of the royal british legion in this, their centenary year. the broadcast itself will be a very personal one this year, according to buckingham palace. the queen is expected to speak for the first time in some detail about the loss of her husband, the duke of edinburgh, who died in april. as this still from the broadcast shows, the queen recorded it with a photograph of her and her husband at her side, and wearing a brooch she had worn on their honeymoon. # for those who can t be here. the cambridges won t be at windsor. last night, a recording of their carol concert at westminster abbey was shown on itv. it featured catherine playing the piano as tom walker sang for those who can t be here.
to so many people so i wish her well. really- to so many people so i wish her well, reall . ., , ., , well, really. to big moments in her calendar, well, really. to big moments in her calendar. and well, really. to big moments in her calendar, and therefore well, really. to big moments in her calendar, and therefore in - well, really. to big moments in her calendar, and therefore in the i calendar, and therefore in the nation calendar for every year i can remember and many years before that. remembrance sunday on november the 14th as it falls this year, and then the queen s christmas message to the commonwealth. if there s two things she will want to do this year in the year she lost her husband is presumably those two. you would think so. presumably those two. you would think so- the presumably those two. you would think so. the sense presumably those two. you would think so. the sense of presumably those two. you would think so. the sense of duty i presumably those two. you
The monarch is spending Christmas Day quietly at Windsor Castle with Prince Philip (Image: GETTY)
The Queen s Christmas message this year is likely to focus on the nation s response to the coronavirus crisis (Image: GETTY)
One more commented: Excellent! I so look forward to it.
Members of the Royal Family traditionally join the Queen at Sandringham for Christmas.
But this year will be different due to the pandemic.
The monarch is spending Christmas Day quietly at Windsor Castle with Prince Philip.
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Her Christmas message this year is likely to focus on the nation s response to the coronavirus crisis and will probably see the Queen praise the efforts of all sections of society from frontline and key workers to communities, the Armed Forces and charities.
we re back now with the royal family s christmas there is news tonight about where prince philip will be spending the holiday, who isn t going to be there to celebrate and who is missing from the photos seen during the queen s christmas message. molly hunter is in london tonight reporter: after four nights in a london hospital, 98-year-old prince philip has walked out just in time for a royal christmas. good news for a royal family in need of some holiday cheer. prince philip will be home at sandringham for the queen s annual christmas message. she will allude to a rough year saying, quote, the path of course is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference. the queen has been dragged into a constitutional crisis over brexit. so perhaps it s only wise the mother of the nation sets a very calming note reporter: speculation is rampant whether she is talking about the stark divisions over brexit.
we re back now with the royal family s christmas there is news tonight about where prince philip will be spending the holiday, who isn t going to be there to celebrate and who is missing from the photos seen during the queen s christmas message. molly hunter is in london tonight reporter: after four nights in a london hospital, 98-year-old prince philip has walked out just in time for a royal christmas. good news for a royal family in need of some holiday cheer. prince philip will be home at sandringham for the queen s annual christmas message. she will allude to a rough year saying, quote, the path of course is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference. the queen has been dragged into a constitutional crisis over brexit. so perhaps it s only