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| The Queen's Christmas Day speech will focus on the relationship between different generations, Buckingham Palace has revealed. | The Queen's Christmas Day speech will focus on the relationship between different generations, Buckingham Palace has revealed. |
| A press release from the palace said the Queen will also reflect on how faiths encourage dialogue. | |
| "The wisdom and experience of the great religions point to the need to nurture and guide the young, and to encourage respect for the elderly," she will say. | "The wisdom and experience of the great religions point to the need to nurture and guide the young, and to encourage respect for the elderly," she will say. |
| The speech will be made available as a podcast for the first time this year. | The speech will be made available as a podcast for the first time this year. |
| Those who order the free download from the Monarchy's website will receive the podcast on 25 December at 1500 GMT. The message can also be watched online. | Those who order the free download from the Monarchy's website will receive the podcast on 25 December at 1500 GMT. The message can also be watched online. |
| The Queen has also recorded a radio message for the Armed Services and their families which will be played to troops on Christmas morning. | The Queen has also recorded a radio message for the Armed Services and their families which will be played to troops on Christmas morning. |
| It is the second time she has done so in recent years. | It is the second time she has done so in recent years. |
| This year's speech was filmed at Southwark Cathedral in London. | This year's speech was filmed at Southwark Cathedral in London. |
| In an advance preview, the Queen, wearing a spring green outfit, is shown chatting to schoolchildren as she helps them make a triptych collage of a nativity scene. | In an advance preview, the Queen, wearing a spring green outfit, is shown chatting to schoolchildren as she helps them make a triptych collage of a nativity scene. |
| The Queen's grandfather, King George V, delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham in 1932. | The Queen's grandfather, King George V, delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham in 1932. |