At the same time I want to show that the Crown is not merely an abstract symbol of our unity but a personal and living bond between you and me. At the end of 1953 The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh ...

Neither the long and troubled centuries that have passed since that child was born, nor the complex scientific developments of our age, have done anything to dim the simple joy and bright hope we all ...

We know the reward is peace on earth, goodwill toward men, but we cannot win it without determination and concerted effort. The Queen's Christmas Broadcast in 1963 was made by radio, as she was ...

As the old year passes, let us celebrate Christmas with thanksgiving and carry its message of peace and good will into the year ahead. The Queen's Christmas Broadcast in 1959 took the form of a ...

Year by year, our families change and grow up. So does our Commonwealth family. The 1960s were a decade of great technological development, as space travel and global communications became a reality.