Queen Elizabeth II plans to use her Christmas message to praise London and Manchester for pulling together after extremist attacks this year. Excerpts released by Buckingham Palace indicate Elizabeth hails the "powerful identities" of Manchester and London. The queen, her husband Prince Philip and family members plan to attend a church service Monday near Elizabeth's country estate in Sandringham. This is the first Christmas the family will be joined by Prince Harry's fiancee, American actress Meghan Markle. Elizabeth and Philip missed last year's service with the flu.

Source: ABC News December 25, 2017 08:15 UTC