Who was the first British monarch to broadcast a Christmas message to the nation?
Royal Christmas Message Royal Christmas Message 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 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. The idea for a Christmas message from the sovereign to the
Alternative Christmas message message, in which they reflected on the fire and how it impacted their lives. This was the first time more than one person gave the message since 2011 (see above), when two messages were delivered: one featuring four people who appeared in docu-series the previous year (Max Laird, Susan Campbell-Duncan, Karen Gale and Katie Piper), and one featuring Vic Goddard and Stephen Drew from "Educating Essex". For the first time, the message was broadcast 30 minutes before the Queen's message. Alternative Christmas message The alternative Christmas message is a message broadcast by Channel 4 since 1993, as a sometimes humorous