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Sunday 26 December 2010

Royal Christmas and New Year Messages

HM QUEEN ELIZABETH II's SPEECH TO THE UK AND COMMONWEALTH

The Queen's Speech isn't exactly the most exciting broadcast of the year, but I, among millions of others, watch it, as much for the novelty of the Queen talking to me as anything else ...





***FOREIGN ROYAL SPEECHES***

Just in case anybody has a fascination with foreign royalty and/or learning Dutch:~Here is the Dutch Queen Beatrix's Christmas Speech
Kersttoespraak 2010

Sorry I did look for a version with English subtitles but can't find any...



King Harald of Norway New Year's Speech
Nyttårstale 2009

Notice the similarity between the King's Norwegian accent and that of the (English-speaking) isles of Orkney, which were settled by Viking invaders....


3 comments:

Ellee Seymour said...

Best wishes for a happy and successful new year.

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