24-12-2022, 07:28 PM
(24-12-2022, 08:45 AM)Neil Jones Wrote:Yes it's never called the Queens/Kings Speech - that is the name given to the one he/she makes to open Parliament.(24-12-2022, 12:53 AM)James2001 Wrote: Worth pointing out that this year will be the first properly televised King's speech, as the last one in 1951 was radio only (though I think simulcast on TV in audio only). There wasn't video until 1957.
Yes but technically that's the Royal Christmas Message, which makes it gender neutral (though i suspect that's been sort of lost due to the length of the reign of The Queen).
The first TV pre-recorded message was 1959. The monarch used to do these live (apart from George VI's last one which he did record in advance).
It's either the Christmas message or more commonly in the schedules as just 'The Queen' or 'The King'
Going back to it being a radio broadcast, until fairly recently the radio version went out at 11am and the TV at 3pm. I think it was only when it got shared between BBC and ITN that it became simulcast. I think there's still a different radio version for obvious reasons