Queen's Christmas message

[-:Undertaker:-]

The Queen gives her 64th Christmas message today at 3 o'clock on one of the main channels. Broadcast around the Commonwealth realms too (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea etc) and on major channels.

Anyone tuning in? Bit of a tradition for many.

The Queen's Christmas Message (also known as The King's Christmas Message in the reign of a male monarch, formally as Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech) is a broadcast made by the sovereign of the Commonwealth realms to the Commonwealth of Nations each Christmas.

The tradition began in 1932 with a radio broadcast by King George V (pictured recording the message above) on the British Broadcasting Corporation's Empire Service. Since 1952, the message has been read by Elizabeth II; today it is broadcast on television, radio, and the Internet via various providers.

[scottish]

Load of rubbish

[-:Undertaker:-]

@scottish;

such a rebel

[scottish]

Hardly, I'm stating what's probably a growing/majority opinion.

It's a load of crap.

[Cerys]

Never watched it never will

[Martin]

That's during my usual Christmas day nap time after dinner so no!

[Red]

Yea we always watch!

[-:Undertaker:-]

Hardly, I'm stating what's probably a growing/majority opinion.

It's a load of crap.

http://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/thequee...-ratings-73540

The Queen once again tops Christmas TV ratings

The Queen’s Christmas Day Broadcast has once again topped off the TV ratings as almost 8 million viewers tuned in to watch in just the UK alone.

The traditional speech was watched by a combined 7.7 million people on the BBC and ITV. The true figure is probably much higher, however, as it does not include the people watching on Sky.

The figures are slightly up on last year when 7.5 million UK viewers tuned in to hear Her Majesty speak.

In second place during the Christmas Day ratings was BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing, which drew in a huge festive audience of 7.2 million people. The episode saw head judge Len Goodman depart from the show after fourteen series.

those figures don't include ratings from the other realms, internet or the Commonwealth (total population 2.3 billion)