{"id":1157556,"date":"2021-12-26T13:19:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T18:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1157556"},"modified":"2021-12-26T13:19:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T18:19:18","slug":"queen-reigns-supreme-tribute-to-prince-phillip-tops-christmas-day-tv-ratings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/queen-reigns-supreme-tribute-to-prince-phillip-tops-christmas-day-tv-ratings\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Reigns Supreme: Tribute to Prince Phillip Tops Christmas Day TV Ratings"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fqueen-reigns-supreme-tribute-to-prince-phillip-tops-christmas-day-tv-ratings%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1157556&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/royal-message-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s annual Christmas Day message to the Commonwealth was the most watched program on UK television, with 7.4 million people tuning in and millions more viewing online.<\/p>\n<p>The broadcast, which was around 10 minutes long, saw&nbsp;the monarch&nbsp;mourning the death of her late husband before adding the story of Christ\u2019s birth should bring hope to all for a \u201cnew dawn with endless potential.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>As Breitbart News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/12\/25\/queens-christmas-message-christs-birth-gives-hope-for-a-new-dawn-with-endless-potential\/\">reported<\/a>, the Christmas address from the 95-year-old was the first since the death of her consort, Prince Philip, who passed away at the age of 99 in April of this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAlthough it\u2019s 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,\u201d the Queen said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut 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 \u2013 from around the country, the Commonwealth and the world. His sense of service, intellectual curiosity and capacity to squeeze fun out of any situation \u2013 were all irrepressible. That mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAnd for me and my family, even with one familiar laugh missing this year, there will be joy in Christmas, as we have the chance to reminisce\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In her 2021 broadcast, The Queen reflects on the life of the Duke of Edinburgh, while looking ahead to her Platinum Jubilee in 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IMf3aW4IxI\">pic.twitter.com\/IMf3aW4IxI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoyalFamily\/status\/1474758313808211969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 25, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Queen sat behind a desk adorned with a solitary photograph of her and the duke in 2007 to mark their 60th wedding anniversary as she spoke to the nation from the White Drawing Room in Windsor Castle.<\/p>\n<p>She also spoke fondly of her eldest son Charles and his wife Camilla, and also of William and Kate, for their climate activism. Just a tacit mention was made to Lilibet Diana, Harry and Meghan\u2019s daughter, as one of four great-grandchildren born this year.<\/p>\n<p>Strictly Come Dancing\u2019s Christmas Special came next in the ratings, claiming the most viewers outside of the Queen\u2019s annual message, the <em>Daily Mail<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10345359\/Queens-moving-tribute-Prince-Philip-watched-Christmas-Day-TV.html?ito=social-twitter_dailymailUK\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span>Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span>or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s annual Christmas Day message to the Commonwealth was the most watched program on UK television, with 7.4 million people tuning in and millions more viewing online. 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