Fifty years ago, Queen Elizabeth delivered the first televised Christmas Broadcast, filmed at Sandringham House in Norfolk. That video, along with others, is now available on The Royal Channel, on YouTube. The Royal Channel went live just after midnight, and the Queen's advisers hope it will help broaden her appeal.
Look for a new message from Queen Elizabeth coming soon.
The palace said it hoped the site would make the 81-year-old monarch's annual speech "more accessible to younger people and those in other countries". [...]
“Today is another landmark because television has made it possible for many of you to see me in your homes on Christmas Day,” she said.
Back in 1957, when the Queen delivered her first television message, she acknowledged the need to adapt to changing times.
"I very much hope that this new medium will make my Christmas message more personal and direct," she said from her Sandringham estate in Norfolk.
"That it is possible for some of you to see me today is just another example of the speed at which things are changing all around us."
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