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Post by Admin on Jul 9, 2021 19:03:28 GMT
Prince Charles has visited The Prince’s Trust in Cardiff, where he spoke to staff and young people involved in the Launched in Lockdown programme. Business owners Gabriella Di Salvo and Zoe Denman-Ellis spoke about the support they received. . Report by Lauren Burns.
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Post by Admin on Dec 25, 2021 19:05:34 GMT
The Queen’s Christmas message 2021 - BBC News 20,485 views • Dec 26, 2021 • The Queen has broadcast her annual address in the Christmas message to the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.
She paid tribute to her late husband, Prince Philip, who died this year.
"In the months since the death of my beloved Philip, I have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work".
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Post by Admin on Dec 25, 2021 20:23:54 GMT
As Queen Elizabeth reaches the end of a momentous and bittersweet year, her annual Christmas Day message has struck a deeply personal tone. The broadcast of the speech, which was filmed earlier this month in the White Drawing Room at Windsor Castle, began with an excerpt of a speech the Queen gave to Prince Philip on their 50th wedding anniversary in 1997. "Although it's a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, Christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. This year, especially, I understand why," she said in her speech on Saturday, which comes eight months after the death of the Duke of Edinburgh at the age of 99. "But for me, in the months since the death of my beloved Philip, I have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work – from around the country, the Commonwealth and the world," she continued. "His sense of service, intellectual curiosity and capacity to squeeze fun out of any situation – were all irrepressible. That mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him. "But life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings; and as much as I and my family miss him, I know he would want us to enjoy Christmas." The Queen, who canceled the royal family's traditional Christmas gathering at Sandringham this year amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, admitted that the family "can't celebrate as they may have wished."
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Post by Admin on Dec 26, 2021 2:15:36 GMT
Christmas celebrations have taken place in Bethlehem, including an annual procession led by the head of the Roman Catholic Church in the region.
The events culminated in a mass at the Church of the Nativity, built on the spot where it’s believed that Jesus was born. But for a second year running, the celebrations were without their usual international crowds because of a ban on foreign visitors, due to covid.
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Post by Admin on Dec 27, 2021 19:22:49 GMT
'Behind the Scenes of the Queen's Christmas Speech'
Preparations for the Queen's annual Christmas broadcast are underway!
Her Majesty will be delivering her speech across the UK for the 69th time this year.
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