The Queen urges people not to ignore the vulnerable · 2007-12-26 18:12
The Queen has used her Christmas Day message to highlight the needs of vulnerable people in society.
The Queen said: "One of the features of growing old is the heightened awareness of change."
The 81-year-old monarch said that that the family was the core of society and urged greater consideration for the vulnerable and marginalised.
The Queen spent Christmas morning with other members of the Royal Family at a church service near her estate in Sandringham, Norfolk. She was accompanied by princes Edward, Andrew and Charles, as well as the Duchess of Cornwall.
According to BBC, Prince Andrew has said the Royal Family usually assembles to watch the Queen's speech, but that the Queen watches the broadcast on her own in another room.
A new Royal Channel has been created on YouTube, allowing Web surfers to view the Queen’s first Christmas broadcast in 1957, but it is a tradition begun on the radio in 1932 by George V.
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