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Queen's Christmas message will be a surprise this year after backlash at 2019 previews And in a sign that the monarch is still embracing new technology at 94, it will be made available on Amazon via Alexa The Queen made her first Christmas broadcast on the radio when she acceded the throne in 1952, and the annual message was first shown on TV in 1957. Now, Her Majesty uses multiple media channels to connect to the Commonwealth Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Camilla Tominey, Associate Edito...

It follows complaints that parts of Her Majesty's address were published in advance last year, when she described 2019 a "quite bumpy", after she was drawn into a constitutional crisis by Boris Johnson and the Duke of York was forced to withdraw from public life over his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. A royal source said there was "an awareness that some people don't like reading about the Christmas message before they see it". In the past, details have been released on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or not at all. The source added: "The Queen has always embraced new technology and the wa...

New Zealand's High Commissioner to UK Bede Corry talks to Queen on Zoom 18 Dec, 2020 06:16 PM 2 minutes to read Britain's Queen Elizabeth II. Photo / AP Ben Leahy is a reporter for the New Zealand HeraldBen.Leahy@nzherald.co.nz New Zealand's top diplomat in Britain has had a private audience with Queen Elizabeth II to mark his appointment to the role. Bede Corry recently began as New Zealand's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and yesterday met with the British monarch in a video call. It came days after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern also revealed she'd received a phone call from Her M...