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The '''Queen's Christmas speech''' was an annual speech given by | {{wikipediainfo|Royal Christmas Message}} | ||
{{first pic|Queen Christmas speech title.jpg|The title card that preceded the Queen's message in approximately the [[2000s]].{{note|name="teot"|Both ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' and ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' are referred to in dialogue as taking place after the end of ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', which is set in either [[2008]], according to [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[SOS (audio story)|SOS]]'', or six weeks after the middle of [[May]] [[2009]], circa [[June]], according to [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]''. However, the year of ''The End of Time'' is unspecified, as is whether or not it is intended to be the [[Christmas]] immediately after ''Journey's End''.}} ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')}} | |||
The '''Queen's Christmas speech''', '''Christmas message''' or the '''Queen's speech''', was an annual speech ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loose Wire (short story)|Loose Wire]]'') given by [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] of the [[United Kingdom]] on [[Christmas Day]] during the [[20th century|20th]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'') and [[21st century|21st centuries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''; [[PROSE]]: ''[[Loose Wire (short story)|Loose Wire]]'') | |||
==History== | == History == | ||
On [[Christmas Day]] [[2006]], the Queen's speech was cancelled after an invasion by the [[Sycorax]] resulted | While his granddaughter [[Susan Foreman|Susan Campbell]] and great-grandson [[Alex Campbell]] were celebrating Christmas in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with him and [[Lucie Miller]], the [[Eighth Doctor]] wanted to watch the Queen's [[1953]] Christmas speech using the [[Time-Space Visualiser]], as that was a "great year". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Relative Dimensions (audio story)|Relative Dimensions]]'') | ||
On [[Christmas Day]] [[2006]], the Queen's speech was cancelled after an invasion by the [[Sycorax]] resulted in the entire Royal Family standing on the edge of the roof of [[Buckingham Palace]]. It was replaced by a broadcast from [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] [[Harriet Jones]], pleading to [[the Doctor]] to help. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | |||
[[Wilfred Mott]] sat down to watch the Queen's speech in approximately the [[2000s]],{{note|name="teot"}} but was instead contacted by a [[The Woman (The End of Time)|mysterious woman]]. He asked if anyone else could see the woman, but his granddaughter [[Donna Noble]] replied that she thought the Queen should switch to [[trouser suit]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
Upon arriving in [[2010]] on Christmas Day, [[Fitz Kreiner]] wondered whether he had missed the speech. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | |||
[[Alice Wu]] slipped upstairs to try out her new [[mobile phone]], which she received for Christmas, as her [[Alice Wu's mother|mother]], [[Alice Wu's father|father]], and [[Alice Wu's grandmother|grandmother]] sat down to watch the speech. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Loose Wire (short story)|Loose Wire]]'') | |||
When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] stayed with [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]] for Christmas, they all fell asleep in front of the television as the Queen's message began on [[BBC One]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Who Who Who, Merry Christmas (comic story)|Who Who Who, Merry Christmas]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
In the real world, the 1953 Christmas speech could not be ''watched'' as the 1957 speech was the first to be [[television|televised]]. The tradition had began on [[BBC]] [[radio]] with [[George V]] in [[1932]] before continuing with [[George VI]]. | |||
In the real world, the Queen's 2006 Christmas speech was broadcast as scheduled. | |||
As the Queen died in 2022, that year marked the first Christmas speech by [[Charles III]]. Naturally, the preceding and succeeding speeches by ''King'' George V, George VI, and Charles III, were known as the King's Christmas speech. | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:34, 21 October 2024
The Queen's Christmas speech, Christmas message or the Queen's speech, was an annual speech (PROSE: Loose Wire) given by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom on Christmas Day during the 20th (AUDIO: Relative Dimensions) and 21st centuries. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, The End of Time; PROSE: Loose Wire)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
While his granddaughter Susan Campbell and great-grandson Alex Campbell were celebrating Christmas in the TARDIS with him and Lucie Miller, the Eighth Doctor wanted to watch the Queen's 1953 Christmas speech using the Time-Space Visualiser, as that was a "great year". (AUDIO: Relative Dimensions)
On Christmas Day 2006, the Queen's speech was cancelled after an invasion by the Sycorax resulted in the entire Royal Family standing on the edge of the roof of Buckingham Palace. It was replaced by a broadcast from Prime Minister Harriet Jones, pleading to the Doctor to help. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
Wilfred Mott sat down to watch the Queen's speech in approximately the 2000s,[nb 1] but was instead contacted by a mysterious woman. He asked if anyone else could see the woman, but his granddaughter Donna Noble replied that she thought the Queen should switch to trouser suits. (TV: The End of Time)
Upon arriving in 2010 on Christmas Day, Fitz Kreiner wondered whether he had missed the speech. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
Alice Wu slipped upstairs to try out her new mobile phone, which she received for Christmas, as her mother, father, and grandmother sat down to watch the speech. (PROSE: Loose Wire)
When the Eleventh Doctor stayed with Amy and Rory for Christmas, they all fell asleep in front of the television as the Queen's message began on BBC One. (COMIC: Who Who Who, Merry Christmas)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the real world, the 1953 Christmas speech could not be watched as the 1957 speech was the first to be televised. The tradition had began on BBC radio with George V in 1932 before continuing with George VI.
In the real world, the Queen's 2006 Christmas speech was broadcast as scheduled.
As the Queen died in 2022, that year marked the first Christmas speech by Charles III. Naturally, the preceding and succeeding speeches by King George V, George VI, and Charles III, were known as the King's Christmas speech.
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Both Planet of the Dead and The End of Time are referred to in dialogue as taking place after the end of Journey's End, which is set in either 2008, according to TV: The Fires of Pompeii, TV: The Waters of Mars, and AUDIO: SOS, or six weeks after the middle of May 2009, circa June, according to PROSE: Beautiful Chaos. However, the year of The End of Time is unspecified, as is whether or not it is intended to be the Christmas immediately after Journey's End.
