Catherine wears new fantastic brooch!!!!
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I like the very pretty brooch. And the Queen was wrapped up very snugly in her old fur coat for the first service!
Catherine wears new fantastic brooch!!!!
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I think you are rightIt looks a lot like the acorn brooch she wore on May 18, 2012 at the Jubilee lunch. I wonder if it's the same one or just a very similar one.
Are the Tindalls and Phillips there? I haven't seen then. I saw bits of the Linleys and Chattos.
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Kate has a sister and a brother I would guess they will join her for Christmas along with her parents. That would be two more bedrooms used.
Beatrice & Eugenie
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The Queen running from the rain.
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I do like Princess Anne in this outfit.Full view of Princess Anne.
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Full view of the Duchess of Cornwall.
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The Queen has used her Christmas Day address to speak of light triumphing over the dark in a year that has seen "moments of darkness".
It comes after a year which has seen a number of terror attacks, including mass shootings in Paris and the killing of 39 people at a Tunisian resort.
During the broadcast, the Queen acknowledged the birth of Princess Charlotte, her fifth great-grandchild.
She also made a light-hearted reference to her forthcoming 90th birthday.
Reflecting on the past year, the Queen described the festive period as "a time to remember all that we have to be thankful for".
Sitting at a desk in Buckingham Palace's 18th Century Room, she said: "It is true that the world has had to confront moments of darkness this year, but the Gospel of John contains a verse of great hope, often read at Christmas carol services: 'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.'"
The Queen spoke of finding hope in "moments of darkness" during her Christmas Day speech.
The royal message comes after a year which has seen a number of terror attacks, such as the Paris atrocities and the gun attacks in Tunisia.
Reflecting on the past 12 months, the monarch said: "It is true that the world has had to confront moments of darkness this year.
Terrorists atrocities shook the world during 2015, from the mass shootings and bombings in Paris last month to the gun attack at a Tunisian resort during the summer.
But the Queen sounded an optimistic tone when she quoted a verse from the Bible.
She said: "It is true that the world has had to confront moments of darkness this year, but the Gospel of John contains a verse of great hope, often read at Christmas carol services: 'The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it'."
Her Majesty's Christmas address was a testament to the human decency, generosity, and kindness which survives against all odds
Love is a necessity. The West must preserve its security and be hard-headed about the fight ahead. But it must not succumb to fear and lose the human decency that has helped it to win so many battles against so many foes. It must seek to be, to borrow Her Majesty’s powerful image, a light of the world.
As she approaches her 90th birthday, the Queen appeared in an unusually reflective mood about the longevity of a family, remembering the milestones of her life from young bride to great-grandmother, now five times over.
She made no mention in her speech of becoming the longest reigning monarch in September.
In a year that marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, Her Majesty also offered renewed appreciation for the service and sacrifice of those who took part in the conflict.
She gave thanks to 'the people who bring love and happiness into our own lives', starting with family.
In one light-hearted quip, the Queen also joked about her upcoming landmark birthday.
She will turn 90 next year and recognised that by saying: 'I am looking forward to a busy 2016, though I have been warned I may have Happy Birthday sung to me more than once or twice.'
THE Queen described the joy of family life and watching her great grandchildren help decorate her Christmas tree in a seasonal message of love and hope to the nation and Commonwealth today.
Surrounded by photographs of her loved ones in the 18th Century Room at Buckingham Palace with a decorated fireplace and Christmas tree in the background, she took pride in the birth of her fifth great grandchild Princess Charlotte, now seven months old.
Louise finally looked like like an adolescent instead of a little girl very chic beret she has on also.
I too like Anne's coat (and hat.) I presume it's new, and not rejigged from 1976 or something! Just kidding!
I think that everyone looked nice today, though Kate's coat was a bit sombre for my taste. I think Sophie looked elegant in the grey and loved the Queen's red outfit. Good to see Louise wearing boots for a change and it was great to see young James.