Monarch to focus on ‘warmth, familiarity and love’ of home as she remembers London and Manchester atrocitiesThe Queen will remember this year’s “appalling” terrorist attacks in London and Manchester that claimed 41 lives, as she delivers a Christmas Day television message focusing on the importance of home. The traditional televised message – the 60th by the Queen – was pre-recorded in the 1844 Room at Buckingham Palace. She will say: “We think of our homes as places of warmth, familiarity and love … there is a timeless simplicity to the pull of home. The national anthem and the Christmas carol It Came Upon the Midnight Clear are performed by the Commonwealth Youth Orchestra and Choir and conducted by the artistic director Paul Carroll. The choir was made up of 52 children, representing the 52 nations of the Commonwealth.

Source: The Guardian December 25, 2017 01:52 UTC