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| Queen speaks on Army and climate | Queen speaks on Army and climate |
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| The Queen is expected to pay tribute to Britain's armed forces in this year's Christmas Day broadcast. | The Queen is expected to pay tribute to Britain's armed forces in this year's Christmas Day broadcast. |
| She will also urge young people of the Commonwealth to come together to discuss the environment. | She will also urge young people of the Commonwealth to come together to discuss the environment. |
| Her message comes after the toll of UK servicemen killed in Afghanistan this year passed 100, and the world met at Copenhagen to discuss climate change. | |
| It is one occasion when the Queen can voice her own views, says BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell. | It is one occasion when the Queen can voice her own views, says BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell. |
| The annual speech usually has a strong religious framework, reflects current issues and often draws on her own experiences and concerns. | The annual speech usually has a strong religious framework, reflects current issues and often draws on her own experiences and concerns. |
| 'No more valuable role' | 'No more valuable role' |
| The armed forces and the Commonwealth are known to be two areas of close interest for the 83-year-old monarch. | The armed forces and the Commonwealth are known to be two areas of close interest for the 83-year-old monarch. |
| It is important to keep discussing issues that concern us all - there can be no more valuable role for our family of nations The Queen | It is important to keep discussing issues that concern us all - there can be no more valuable role for our family of nations The Queen |
| And the environment is an issue that has been high on the Commonwealth's agenda. | And the environment is an issue that has been high on the Commonwealth's agenda. |
| At a gathering of leaders from the institution's member states last month, the Queen urged them to take a lead in the international response to the challenge of climate change. | At a gathering of leaders from the institution's member states last month, the Queen urged them to take a lead in the international response to the challenge of climate change. |
| She will say: "It is important to keep discussing issues that concern us all - there can be no more valuable role for our family of nations." | She will say: "It is important to keep discussing issues that concern us all - there can be no more valuable role for our family of nations." |
| The Queen's grandfather, King George V, delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1932. | The Queen's grandfather, King George V, delivered the first royal Christmas broadcast live on the radio from Sandringham, Norfolk, in 1932. |
| She made her first Christmas broadcast in 1952 and the annual message was first shown on TV in 1957. | She made her first Christmas broadcast in 1952 and the annual message was first shown on TV in 1957. |
| The message is broadcast at 1500 GMT on Christmas Day and this year's speech will also be made available from the same time on the video-sharing website YouTube. | The message is broadcast at 1500 GMT on Christmas Day and this year's speech will also be made available from the same time on the video-sharing website YouTube. |
| The Queen's speech will be broadcast on BBC1 at 1500 GMT on Christmas Day. | The Queen's speech will be broadcast on BBC1 at 1500 GMT on Christmas Day. |