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| Queen urges caring for the needy | Queen urges caring for the needy |
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| The Queen has used her Christmas Day message to highlight the needs of vulnerable people in society. | The Queen has used her Christmas Day message to highlight the needs of vulnerable people in society. |
| She also said, during her message, growing older had given her a "heightened awareness of change". | She also said, during her message, growing older had given her a "heightened awareness of change". |
| The Queen also recognised the sacrifice and devotion to duty of the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. | The Queen also recognised the sacrifice and devotion to duty of the armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
| The first televised broadcast of the Queen's Christmas message was in 1957, but it is a tradition begun on the radio in 1932 by George V. | The first televised broadcast of the Queen's Christmas message was in 1957, but it is a tradition begun on the radio in 1932 by George V. |
| To remember what happened 50 years ago means that it is possible to appreciate what has changed in the meantime The Queen class="" href="/1/hi/uk/7159758.stm">The Christmas speech in full class="" href="either url here">Hundreds at Sandringham | |
| The Queen said: "One of the features of growing old is the heightened awareness of change. | The Queen said: "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." | "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." |
| The Queen also said people should share responsibility to help those less fortunate than themselves. | The Queen also said people should share responsibility to help those less fortunate than themselves. |
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| In the 1957 live broadcast from her desk at Sandringham, she said she hoped the new medium would make her message more personal and direct. | In the 1957 live broadcast from her desk at Sandringham, she said she hoped the new medium would make her message more personal and direct. |
| 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. |
| The Queen spent Christmas morning with other members of the Royal Family at a church service near her estate in Sandringham, Norfolk. | The Queen spent Christmas morning with other members of the Royal Family at a church service near her estate in Sandringham, Norfolk. |
| She was accompanied by princes Edward, Andrew and Charles, as well as the Duchess of Cornwall. | She was accompanied by princes Edward, Andrew and Charles, as well as the Duchess of Cornwall. |
| Prince Andrew has said the Royal Family usually assembles to watch the Queen's speech, but that the Queen watches the broadcast on her own in another room. | Prince Andrew has said the Royal Family usually assembles to watch the Queen's speech, but that the Queen watches the broadcast on her own in another room. |