Do people still watch the queens speech on christmas day?

Question

I never have, nor has my parents ever force it on the tv.

I think the term is.....

Pointless viewing.

Answer 1

Everyone is entitled to watch whatever they wish on TV. It is not up to you to decide what is pointless viewing.

For many families at Christmas it is a tradition to all sit down together to listen to the Queen's speech.

Answer 2

Of course millions turn their TV set and their radio on to watch and listen to the Queen's Christmas message.

The 2006 BBC1 broadcast attracted 5.1 million viewers, whilst the BBC2 repeat was watched by 900,000. Meanwhile, ITV1 (whose news provider ITN produced this year's speech) saw 1.9 million people tune in to hear the monarch speak in the year of her 80th birthday about the need to promote greater communication between young and old throughout society.

These figures don't include the world wide audience in the Commonwealth countries. In Canada, New Zealand and Australia, where the Queen is head of state, millions watch the programme. And meanwhile the message is down-loadable as iPod as well. Thousands have downloaded Her Majesty's inspiring message.

Answer 3

i don't think we get it, here in the states, so the answer is no.  i think you would probably get as many as those who watch the Pope's Christmas midnight Mass on tv...

Answer 4

I never understood why people  watch an over paid, over privileged, old woman spouting platitudes written for her by servile idiots.

Answer 5

Me and my friends sometimes watch it together !!

Answer 6

I live in Canada. We watch it. When I was a kid growing up we didn't have Christmas dinner until we watched the Queen. I still carry on with the tradition.

For those who think it's platitudes, she has had some edgy things to say and ventured out with her ideas in the last few years. As much as she can without crossing the boundary into politics. And FYI, she writes the speech herself. It's one of the few times she can write a speech. Others handle the production values.

Answer 7

I watch her.

Answer 8

no

Answer 9

Im not royalist, my parents have never forced me to watch anything, nor do i force my children to watch anything.  The Queens speech, regardless of how naff it is, is a part of christmas day, i might add that i am also an athiest that celebrates christmas