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| Goodwill message 'needed as much as ever', says Queen | Goodwill message 'needed as much as ever', says Queen |
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| The Queen will say in her Christmas Day broadcast that the Christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is "needed as much as ever". | The Queen will say in her Christmas Day broadcast that the Christian message of "peace on earth and goodwill to all" is "needed as much as ever". |
| She will say the message is "never out of date" and can be "heeded by everyone". | She will say the message is "never out of date" and can be "heeded by everyone". |
| The monarch, 92, will also highlight the importance of people with opposing views treating each other with respect. | The monarch, 92, will also highlight the importance of people with opposing views treating each other with respect. |
| It comes as Parliament remains divided over the PM's Brexit deal, as the UK prepares to leave the EU in March. | It comes as Parliament remains divided over the PM's Brexit deal, as the UK prepares to leave the EU in March. |
| However, as head of state, the Queen is publicly neutral on political matters. | However, as head of state, the Queen is publicly neutral on political matters. |
| In the broadcast, recorded in Buckingham Palace's white drawing room, the Queen will reflect on Jesus Christ's message of peace on earth and goodwill to all. | In the broadcast, recorded in Buckingham Palace's white drawing room, the Queen will reflect on Jesus Christ's message of peace on earth and goodwill to all. |
| "Even with the most deeply-held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding." | "Even with the most deeply-held differences, treating the other person with respect and as a fellow human being is always a good first step towards greater understanding." |
| Her message, which was recorded on 12 December, includes highlights of 2018, from England reaching the World Cup semi-finals to the weddings of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank. | Her message, which was recorded on 12 December, includes highlights of 2018, from England reaching the World Cup semi-finals to the weddings of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank. |
| She will also emphasise her own strong Christian beliefs in the broadcast, produced this year by Sky News. | She will also emphasise her own strong Christian beliefs in the broadcast, produced this year by Sky News. |
| She will say: "Through the many changes I have seen over the years, faith, family and friendship have been not only a constant for me but a source of personal comfort and reassurance." | She will say: "Through the many changes I have seen over the years, faith, family and friendship have been not only a constant for me but a source of personal comfort and reassurance." |
| The Queen wore an Angela Kelly ivory silk cocktail dress, with a gold Scarab brooch, with ruby and diamond embellishments, for the broadcast. | The Queen wore an Angela Kelly ivory silk cocktail dress, with a gold Scarab brooch, with ruby and diamond embellishments, for the broadcast. |
| The brooch was a 1966 gift from the Duke of Edinburgh. | The brooch was a 1966 gift from the Duke of Edinburgh. |
| She is sitting beside a framed black and white photograph of herself, Prince Philip and a baby Prince Charles, taken in 1948. |