Queen Elizabeth gave an annual Christmas Speech. During the first 7 years of Elizabeth’s reign, the speech was given live. It was broadcast from Sandringham House, where the family spends Christmas.
Starting in 1959, Elizabeth’s speeches were pre-recorded, to allow the speech to be broadcast internationally across the Empire.
| Year | Text | Video | Location | Notes |
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| 1950s | ||||
| 1952 | Sandringham House | Live via Radio | ||
| 1953 |
Government House
Auckland
New Zealand
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Live via Radio | ||
| 1954 | Text |
Study
Sandringham House
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Live via Radio | |
| 1955 |
Study
Sandringham House
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Live via Radio | ||
| 1956 | Sandringham House |
Live via Radio
Prince Philip also gave a message
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| 1957 | Video |
Long Library
Sandringham House
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Live via TV
First Televised
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| 1958 |
Long Library
Sandringham House
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Live via TV | ||
| 1959 | Buckingham Palace |
Pre-Recorded via Radio as she was heavily pregnant with Andrew* (Pre-Recorded every time after) |
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| 1960s | ||||
| Year | Text | Video | Location | Notes |
| 1960 | Buckingham Palace | Pre-Recorded via TV for the first time | ||
| 1961 | ||||
| 1962 | Buckingham Palace | |||
| 1963 | Pre-recorded via Radio as she was heavily pregnant with Prince Edward | |||
| 1964 | ||||
| 1965 | Buckingham Palace | |||
| 1966 | ||||
| 1967 | Buckingham Palace | First Filmed in Color | ||
| 1968 | Buckingham Palace | |||
| 1969 | No Christmas Address | |||
| 1970s | ||||
| 1970 | Text | |||
| 1971 | Text | |||
| 1972 | Text | Buckingham Palace | ||
| 1973 | Text | |||
| 1974 | Text | |||
| 1975 | Text |
Garden
Buckingham Palace
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First Time Recorded Outdoors | |
| 1976 | Text | |||
| 1977 | Text | Silver Jubilee Year | ||
| 1978 | Text |
Regency Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 1979 | Text | |||
| 1980s | ||||
| Year | Text | Video | Location | Notes |
| 1980 | Text | |||
| 1981 | Text |
Terrace
Buckingham Palace
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| 1982 | Text |
Library
Windsor Castle
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| 1983 | Text | |||
| 1984 | Text | |||
| 1985 | Text | |||
| 1986 | Text |
Royal Mews
Buckingham Palace
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| 1987 | ||||
| 1988 | Text |
Royal Library
Windsor Castle
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| 1989 | Text | Royal Albert Hall |
Pre-recorded in front of live audience during Special Gala for Save the Children Fund
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| 1990s | ||||
| 1990 | Text | |||
| 1991 | Text | |||
| 1992 | Text | Sandringham House | ||
| 1993 | Text |
Library
Sandringham House
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| 1994 | Text | |||
| 1995 | Text | |||
| 1996 | Text | |||
| 1997 | Text | Video | Buckingham Palace | |
| 1998 | Text | |||
| 1999 | Text |
White Drawing Room
Windsor Castle
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| 2000s | ||||
| Year | Text | Video | Location | Notes |
| 2000 | Text | |||
| 2001 | Text | |||
| 2002 | Text |
White Drawing Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2003 | Text |
Combermere Barracks
Windsor
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First to be filmed completely outside a royal residence.
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| 2004 | Text |
Yellow Drawing Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2005 | Text |
Chapel
Buckingham Palace
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| 2006 | Text |
Southwark Cathedral
London
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| 2007 | Text |
1844 Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2008 | Text |
Music Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2009 | Text | Video |
White Drawing Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2010s | ||||
| 2010 | Text |
Chapel Royal
Hampton Court Palace
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| 2011 | Text | Video |
1844 Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2012 | Text |
White Drawing Room
Buckingham Palace
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Recorded in 3D | |
| 2013 | Text | Video |
Blue Drawing Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2014 | Text |
State Dinning Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2015 | Text | Video |
18th Century room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2016 | Text | Video |
Regency Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2017 | Text | Video |
1844 Room Buckingham Palace |
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| 2018 | Text | Video |
White Drawing Room
Buckingham Palace
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| 2019 | Text | Video |
Green Drawing Room
Windsor Castle
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| 2020s | ||||
| 2020 | Text | Video |
Green Drawing Room
Windsor Castle
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| 2021 | Text | Video |
White Drawing Room
Windsor Castle
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