and after three months of spewing lava and ash, the volcanic eruption on la palma, finally comes to an end. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was one familiar laugh missing and expressed empathy with other families who d lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess of cornwall joined the congregation at st george s chapel for morning service. the queen, though, did not attend as a precaution against covid, according to officials. from the very first moments of the queen s broadcast, there was a keen sense of the loss she has felt over the death of prince philip last april, after their 73 years of marriage. although it is a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, christmas can be har
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. and lift off! the world s most powerful telescope has blasted into space soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. # while we re here can we all spare a thought # for the ones who have gone #. and christmas with ed sheeran and elton we find out how the stars spend the festive period. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly in her christmas day message about her grief at the death of her husband, prince philip. she said there was one familiar laugh missing , and expressed empathy with other families who d lost loved ones this year. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. windsor castle on christmas morning. the royal standard signifying that the queen was in residence. merry christmas. the prince of wales and duchess
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. and lift off! the world s most powerful telescope has blasted into space soon to offer unprecedented images of the universe. # while we re here can we all spare a thought # for the ones who have gone #. and christmas with ed sheeran and elton we find out how the stars spend the festive period. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the queen has spoken movingly
So many people commenting about how personal that message was, the speech, and how touched everybody was buy it. speech, and how touched everybody was bu it. , , , was buy it. absolutely, everything about it, from was buy it. absolutely, everything about it, from the was buy it. absolutely, everything about it, from the photograph - was buy it. absolutely, everything about it, from the photograph onl was buy it. absolutely, everything i about it, 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 runs through the entire broadcast and as you say, many people said it was very poignant and personal because the queen is not somebody who tends to wear her heart on her sleeve and talk with such affect