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| Queen to urge care for vulnerable | Queen to urge care for vulnerable |
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| The Queen will mark the 50th anniversary of her first televised Christmas message by urging people to care for the vulnerable in society. | The Queen will mark the 50th anniversary of her first televised Christmas message by urging people to care for the vulnerable in society. |
| The broadcast will feature archive footage from the 1957 speech and the Queen will say that growing older leads to a "heightened awareness of change". | |
| She will also recognise the sacrifice and devotion to duty of the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. | |
| George V began the tradition of a Christmas speech on the radio in 1932. | George V began the tradition of a Christmas speech on the radio in 1932. |
| New medium | New medium |
| The Queen will say: "One of the features of growing old is the heightened awareness of change. | |
| "To remember what happened 50 years ago means that it is possible to appreciate what has changed in the meantime. It also makes you aware of what remains constant." | |
| In 1957, the Queen took the tradition a stage further by delivering the broadcast on television for the first time. | In 1957, the Queen took the tradition a stage further by delivering the broadcast on television for the first time. |
| In that live broadcast from her desk at Sandringham, she said she hoped the new medium would make her message more personal and direct. | In that live broadcast from her desk at Sandringham, she said she hoped the new medium would make her message more personal and direct. |
| This year's speech, produced by the BBC and available in high-definition for the first time, will be aired on TV and radio as usual at 1500 GMT on Christmas Day. | This year's speech, produced by the BBC and available in high-definition for the first time, will be aired on TV and radio as usual at 1500 GMT on Christmas Day. |
| The Queen has also launched her own channel on video-sharing website YouTube, which will feature the message. | The Queen has also launched her own channel on video-sharing website YouTube, which will feature the message. |