it s part of their tradition. families and couples come to the estate to see them so it s a very different feel and tone for this year. there is no question the queen wanted to have this big christmas at sandringham the decision was made last week to cancel it because of the spread of omicron she is spending it here instead and as nicholas witchell said, it will be members of her familyjoining nicholas witchell said, it will be members of herfamilyjoining her this year, prince charles and the duchess of cornwall, camilla, prince edward and his wife sophie and the duke and duchess of gloucester and last year of because it was just her and prince philip isolating alone at windsor castle and course, her first without prince philip, so she wanted to have all of herfamily around. as philip, so she wanted to have all of her family around. as you said, philip, so she wanted to have all of herfamily around. as you said, it is like for most of the country where we have had to change plans this
the telescope that will delve deeper into the universe than ever before will be launched into orbit within hours. and breakfast regulars hughie and freddie find out how the money they ve raised is bringing christmas cheer to children in hospital. and while it remains a dream for another year for and while it remains a dream for another yearfor many of and while it remains a dream for another year for many of us, for one or two it is already a white christmas and there is still more snow in the forecast. join me for all of the details here on your christmas day breakfast. good morning. it s christmas day, 25th december. our main story: the queen s televised christmas day message is expected to be a very personal one the first since her husband, prince philip, died in april at the age of 99. the queen will spend the day at windsor castle after deciding not to travel to sandringham for her traditional family gathering. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the queen will be
today, william and catherine will be with their children at their home, anmer hall, in norfolk. no doubt they and the rest of the royal family, and particularly the queen, will look back on a year which has not been without its difficulties while looking forward to next year and the queen s platinum jubilee, when the nation will have the chance to mark her 70 years on the throne. nicholas witchell, bbc news. the prince of wales and the duchess of cornwall have attended a service at st george s chapel ahead of spending christmas day with queen elizabeth. the couple were joined at the chapel in the grounds of windsor castle by the earl and countess of wessex and the duke and duchess of gloucester. let s return to pope francis s christmas day urbi et orbi speech to the world from st peter s square. francis davis is professor of religion and international studies at the university of birmingham.