The standard Christmas day message, to be screened at 15:00 GMT on Saturday, is an handle to the nation and to the Commonwealth, reflecting on the passing yr.
For the Queen it’s the top of the yr wherein Prince Philip died, after a wedding of 73 years collectively.
Within the broadcast she speaks beside a framed {photograph} of the couple taken throughout their diamond wedding ceremony anniversary in 2007 – and he or she is carrying the identical sapphire brooch that seems within the {photograph}.
It’s the identical brooch, with a chrysanthemum design, that she wore on honeymoon in 1947.
A service of thanksgiving for the lifetime of Prince Philip has been introduced by Buckingham Palace, to be held in Westminster Abbey within the Spring, with representatives of his charities and causes to be among the many visitors.
This yr’s speech is predicted to be extra private than regular, in a yr wherein many households have confronted bereavements and hardship within the pandemic.