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ATDrake · 12-25-2011, 01:56 PM

Whee! Now also become available to Canadians (and presumably elsewhere).

And the 2011 speech has been added as well @ Amazon (available to Canadians and in the UK).

Suggested title update that will fit:

Free (Kindle) The Queen's Christmas Speeches (1952-2010) + 2011 [Royal Proclamations]

And just so you know, the Queen actually writes these things herself*.

Here's a nifty BBC article about the Kindle e-book speech release with a little history of the royal Xmas message over the years.

* Which is not necessarily true of other "royal" declarations, like the Throne Speech with which the Governor-General opens a new session of Parliament in Canada, which is always written by the political party in power.

12-25-2011, 01:56 PM	#2
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Whee! Now also become available to Canadians (and presumably elsewhere). And the 2011 speech has been added as well @ Amazon (available to Canadians and in the UK). Suggested title update that will fit: Free (Kindle) The Queen's Christmas Speeches (1952-2010) + 2011 [Royal Proclamations] And just so you know, the Queen actually writes these things herself. Here's a nifty BBC article about the Kindle e-book speech release with a little history of the royal Xmas message over the years. Which is not necessarily true of other "royal" declarations, like the Throne Speech with which the Governor-General opens a new session of Parliament in Canada, which is always written by the political party in power. Last edited by ATDrake; 12-25-2011 at 01:58 PM. Reason: CBC article linkage as well.