Queen Elizabeth reads the Christmas message, 1953

New Zealand was centre-stage on 25 December 1953 when Queen Elizabeth broadcast her Christmas message to the Empire-Commonwealth from Government House, Auckland.

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Keywords

queen elizabeth

radio broadcasts

royal tours

christmas

royalty

1950s

Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: F 42173 1/2
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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'Queen Elizabeth reads the Christmas message, 1953', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/the-queens-christmas-message, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2014