Return of gavin stacey. Surprises . There might be a couple. You might find some things out you have been wondering about. Mostly we wa nted have been wondering about. Mostly we wanted to be a joyful hour. Ive been to catch up with terrence, to reflect on the overwhelming impact of his personaljourney, highlighting loneliness at christmas Merry Christmas to you. Its Christmas Day, wednesday the 25th of december. Our top story the queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional Festive Service in sandringham this morning. Yesterday the duke of edinburgh rejoined his family at the norfolk estate after spending four nights in hospital. Its not yet known if Prince Andrew, who recently stepped back from royal duties, will attend todays event. Charlotte gallagher reports. Prince philip arrives back at sandringham by helicopter after spending four nights at a Central London hospital. He walked out are needed and without a stick stop a huge relief for his family that he is home to spend Christmas Day with them. This hasnt been the smoothest yearfor them. This hasnt been the smoothest year for the royals, them. This hasnt been the smoothest yearfor the royals, something the queen appears to acknowledge in her christmas message, describing 2019 as quite bumpy. Later today, the royal family will attend church on the sandringham estate. The duke and duchess of sussex, meghan and harry, of course wont be here. But it is believed that Winston George and Princess Charlotte will attend the service for the first time. We could also see Prince Andrew attend. There was speculation he might not go because of the scrutiny and criticism surrounding his relationship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. Whoever attends, the royal family will want to put on a united front after of newspaper headlines. Charlotte gallagher, bbc news, sandringham. Charlotte gallagher is at the sandringham estate for us this morning. Good morning. They know it is dark. A people of seeing the royal family on Christmas Day. I imagine there might be some already gathering. Yes, despite the time and the temperatures, there are around 20 people already here queueing up to see the royal family on Christmas Day and we think we have found the person who has had the longest journey. There is a lady from hemel hempstead, she set off at 11 a5am yesterday, took four buses, trains, and then her son picked her up, drove her to sandringham, they got here at one a. M. He is apparently asleep in the car, but she is giving up asleep in the car, but she is giving up already to get the best view of the royals. And itjust shows you how some people are so, so excited about seeing the royal family on Christmas Day. Speaking to the estate manager here yesterday, they we re estate manager here yesterday, they were expecting around 6000 people to come down today. So despite, as the queen has been saying, a bumpierfor the royalfamily, queen has been saying, a bumpierfor the royal family, it queen has been saying, a bumpierfor the royalfamily, it seems queen has been saying, a bumpierfor the royal family, it seems that interest is still incredibly high in them. And, yes, we dont know if Prince Andrew will be here, but we are probably expecting him to go to church, despite the scrutiny is regulation about his relationship with jeffrey epstein. Regulation about his relationship withjeffrey epstein. Also expecting Prince George and Princess Charlotte to make their debut at the christmas service. And i am sure for a lot of the people who will be queueing up for hours and hours that will be a real high point of the day. For hours and hours that will be a real high point of the daym certainly will. Charlotte, thank you very much. We will catch up with charlotte throughout the morning. A new photo taken by the duchess of cambridge of her husband and children has been released with a christmas message today. The duke of cambridge is pictured kissing their youngest child, prince louis, with Princess Charlotte and Prince George. The picture was taken in norfolk earlier this year. The Foreign Office says its helping a british woman after three members of the same family drowned in the Swimming Pool of a Holiday Resort in spain. Its thought a nine Year Old Girl got into difficulties in the water, and her 16 year old brother and their father died after trying to help her. Nick quraishi reports. The Christmas Holiday that turned to tragedy in one of spains top tourist destinations. Police divers visible next to the pool which claimed the lives of the three family members. It is understood that a nine Year Old Girl first got into difficulty in the water, her 16 year old brother and father, who was 52, then jumped 16 year old brother and father, who was 52, thenjumped in to 16 year old brother and father, who was 52, then jumped in to try to save her. Why nine resurfaced from one of the many pools here is now the subject of a major investigation. Hotel firm clc world resource, which runs the complex, released a statement. It said kolan. It goes on. The firm says its helping the authorities fully with their investigations into the depths, while the Foreign Office has confirmed its offering assistance to a british woman following what happened. Nick quraishi, bbc news. The dean of Westminster Abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. Speaking before the midnight service, he said he was hoping the nativity could unite people after years of political conflict. 0ur religion editor Martin Bashir reports. This is a first Christmas Season for the new dean of Westminster Abbey, dr david lowe, managing cathedral when monach subbing ground and poet celebrated, it is at the heart of oui celebrated, it is at the heart of our nation, a nation that he says is bitterly divided. I see the divisions everybody else sees. I feel them. This, id get angry and they get disturbed, and a live in westminster, where id bump into it all the time. We need some hope in all the time. We need some hope in all of this. Think weve become angry andi all of this. Think weve become angry and i think we become despairing. Dr doyle says we need an intervention from outside and that the message of christmas offers the possibility of genuine engagement without hostility. Piece isnt the moment when the arguments stop peace is the moment when we can contain our arguments and thats where were really struggling at the moment. We cant enjoy our variety. We have to be this or that. I think the gospel suggests this and that, they are both god given. We can do this together. The story of a child refugee born in perilous circumstances is not the image depicted on most christmas cards, and yet, as the dean of this historic abbey makes clear, redemption and reconciliation are possible, though the task ahead is a challenging one. Marta bassino, bbc news, ad Westminster Abbey. The pope has marked the start of Christmas Day with Midnight Mass at the vatican. Thousands of people packed st peters basilica in rome for the service. He told worshippers that god loves everyone even the worst of us. Hundreds of families in australia are spending Christmas Day in emergency shelters, as the country continues to battle some of its worst bushfires in years. Figures released by firefighters in New South Wales reveal nearly 1,000 houses have been destroyed. Shaimaa khalil is in sydney for us, whats the latest . Shaimaa, lovely to see you. Christmas day, christmas, people are spending what is very important many away from their homes. Merry christmas to you. Absolutely. This has really become the story of the aftermath of these catastrophic fires in New South Wales. 1000 homes have been destroyed. And even though we have had a little bit of a lull in the weather, bullet temperatures, it isa in the weather, bullet temperatures, it is a time for firefighters who are spending christmas, really, on the front lines of these fires, along containment lines, trying to make sure that these areas are well prepared and defended heading into the weekend, where we have higher temperatures. But as you say, for many, temperatures. But as you say, for any temperatures. But as you say, for many, many families they are spending the christmas time away from home either in shelters all with family and friends. Many still havent gone back to see what has happened to their homes. Many will have nothing to go back to because some have just lost everything have nothing to go back to because some havejust lost everything in those fires. This, of course, as we are bracing ourselves, New South Wales is bracing itself for a hike in temperature in the weekend. And i think the main concern among firefighters, who havent stop since this bushfire crisis started, is that resources are stretched, they are getting really tired. Shaimaa, thank you very much and bring us up to date. It is nine minutes past six. 0ne it is nine minutes past six. One was sorry to bring you. One more story. Four stranded deer who were rescued from a river in Greater Manchester have been named dancer, prancer, dasher, and blitzen in homage to their sleigh pulling cousins. Daring dasher escaped and swam upstream, but the other three were reluctant to follow. They were all eventually saved by the rspca and fire service in a rescue that took four hours. We like to see a happy ending there. If youre a regular viewer of breakfast, you may remember terrence, whojoined us earlier this month to tell us how he had spent Christmas Day alone for the last 20 years. This december has been very different for him. Since he told us his story, hes been very busy and today hell be volunteering with age uk. I met up with him to find out how his life has changed. Hello, terrence. Lovely to see you. How are you . Are you well . Yes. Youre looking well. What are we up to today . I am taking out. I am excited about that. Do you want to show me the way . Youve been busy. Dreaming ofa show me the way . Youve been busy. Dreaming of a white christmas. Did you say you had two left feet . Yes. So have i laughter. But dancing is lovely. Its such a lovely way to meet people. And you can see everyone here, look, this is fabulous. Terrence, you have warmed the hearts of the nation over the last few weeks and you have encouraged more people to make sure that no ones lonely this christmas. What do you make of the impact youve had . Well, im really glad it has, but i didnt expect it to go like this, do you understand what they mean . Because as far as i was concerned, all i was doing was telling it like it was, like i a lwa ys telling it like it was, like i always have done, about spending the last 20 christmases on my own, which they have done since mother passed. If ive done it to help age uk, then iand if ive done it to help age uk, then i and more than pleased. And ive made an awful lot of friends as well. Terences story is not unusual. We have thousands of older people in 0ldham that are living terrences life. Every Christmas Day they spend it on their own stop and thats what made it special this year. At least those people, neighbours are going to look in on them, people are going to pop a card through the door, and make a real difference to those people. The 0ldham college choir, just for you. 0ldham college choir, just for you. Silent night, holy night. When we came to your house and sang for you, it made us feel so special. M was so special. It broke my heart. It was adorable, senior so happy. Thank you. Ive got to say so, from the day you came to my front, like ive told you, how pleased i am that you have now signed up as a volunteer for age uk. Happy christmas. Happy christmas. Have a good one. We have been sent loads of ca rs good one. We have been sent loads of cars and good one. We have been sent loads of ca rs and presence, good one. We have been sent loads of cars and presence, so we thought wed show you some of them. 0ver here, would you like to have a look . They have been addressed to dan on your behalf. You can see they are to terrence. Why would. You have touched the hearts of people, terrence. I would like to thank everybody. I just terrence. I would like to thank everybody. Ijust want terrence. I would like to thank everybody. I just want to give you an idea. I will open this card. Lots of lovely people do care about you. I think of lovely people do care about you. Ithinki of lovely people do care about you. I think i get very emotional, you know. And when you see so much kindness has been given. You know, we always say theres this and theres bad, what we forget is there is an awful lot of extremely kind people and ive found that out, believe you me, ive found that out. I cant thank you all enough. They really cant. From the bottom of my heart. We have one more surprise, and this is from the bbc breakfast team. Wait one moment. 0h and this is from the bbc breakfast team. Wait one moment. Oh my word what do you think . Some fabulous snowman what do you think . Some fabulous snowman cake that was on the show. Do emma, dan and louise had the technique on the programme . Do you remember. It looks a bit like me, doesnt it . Terrence will be joining me on the sofa just before 9 00am, along with some of the volunteers from age uk who will be helping people to tackle loneliness today. Heres matt with a look at this mornings weather. 0h, oh, look at the little corsage you have . Im taking a bit of an effort. Merry christmas, good morning. Have . Im taking a bit of an effort. Merry christmas, good morningm makes a difference, i appreciate it. Merry christmas, my dear friend. Makes a difference, i appreciate it. Merry christmas, my dearfriend. It is lovely to see you. I couldnt think of anyone better to spend the morning with. You too. I wish i could bring you scenes like this everywhere to add to the christmas feeling. The only weight we will be seeing is a sprinkle of festive frost for some. Compared to other christmases, this one will be largely dry with lots of sunshine around. We certainly need that after all the rain of late. Trust for some, temperatures the lowest at the moment in scotland, 7 in the highlands. Temperatures are either side of freezing this morning. Lots of sunshine to get you through the day, one or two isolated showers in northern ireland. For most it is blue skies from dawn till dusk. And after that chilly start it remains on the first slide but temperatures not far from what they should be at this time of year, 5 9d. If you are on the move following the christmas celebrations, we have some fog expected. The first half of the night especially, the wind will pick that up and left it later on. We are said to see wet weather arrived later on in northern ireland, wales and the south west. Temperatures between 7 10 degrees. Again, a touch of frost for some. As you head into boxing day, if you are walking up into boxing day, if you are walking up christmas excesses, hitting the showers or hanging around with friends and family, rain is going to push eastwards. But rain in the east remains until the afternoon. It will return to rain later, temperatures on the rise, brighter conditions do in the afternoon across northern ireland, western england and eastern wales. Tomorrow evening, more rain spreading in from the west. Some heavy bursts around oversaturated ground, which we dont want at the moment, that will work its way across the country tonight and into friday. As we head into the weekend, it will introduce much milder air. So as we go into this weekend, temperatures on double figures for the vast majority. Some rain in scotla nd the vast majority. Some rain in scotland but many areas will stay dry. For any of our younger viewers out there, hopefully father christmas was kind you this morning. Im checking where here is, oh, hes in north america, visiting the us and canada at the moment. Back to you, naga. As here got what here we ask for . 0h, he is coming across your face well we ask for . 0h, he is coming across yourface well done. Cathy on social media also like to your corsage as well. Its christmas. Its 6 18am. Now you might be tucking into your chocolates and presents this morning, but more than a Million People across the uk are working this christmas, and were speaking to some of those dedicated people today. First, we can speak to sean rathbone, who tends lighthouses on the west coast of scotland. Merry christmas to you. Thank you so much forjoining us. What are you going to be doing . Tell us about the job. Well, we look after the lighthouses and navigational buoys around the scottish coast and isle of man. We are bit unlike other emergency services, unless we get a callout we will be staying at port. We have a secret centre at 10am, hopefully everyone stays safe out to sea hopefully everyone stays safe out to sea and we dont need to go out. But if we get a goal then we will have to go out. 0k, secret centre sounds great, dinner sounds great. To go out. 0k, secret centre sounds great, dinnersounds great. If to go out. 0k, secret centre sounds great, dinner sounds great. If you are cold out, what would be a typical callout . We have over 200 lighthouses and over hundred and 17 buoys around the coast. All the lighthouses are monitored from edinburgh, so we know if gone out, but it other mariners and ports buoys that go out. We have a team onboard and are able to fix them. We wish you all the best. I hope you dont get cold out. I understand this is your last christmas at the white house . Ive been with the company for 28 years at this lighthouse. So ill put my feet up and retire in august. Well done, sean. I hope the day is quiet you and you get what you want for secret centre as well. Thank you. 0k, thank y