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

ATDrake · 12-24-2011, 08:48 PM

Well, time for a completely apropos Xmas holiday freebie.

The Queen's Christmas Speeches (1952-2010) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth* II, is a collection of exactly what it says in the title, free courtesy of "The British Monarchy". But not DRM-free, though it does have text-to-speech enabled.

Currently free @ Amazon UK. I'd hope this would show up elsewhere in the Commonwealth, but no such luck for Canadians, even though Queen Elizabeth is officially our head of state and would be officially our Dominatrix if Canada had stayed a Dominion.

Here's some linkage to the main store so you can check anyway to see if your country happens to be Commonwealthier in this regard than mine.

Description
Transcripts of The Queen's Christmas Speeches (1952 - 2010).

* For transcripts of speeches by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, best ever version of the famous Tilbury speech Y/Y?

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.

greencat · 12-26-2011, 11:37 AM

This is now free in the US.

12-24-2011, 08:48 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle) The Queen's Christmas Speeches (1952-2010) + 2011 [Royal Proclamations] Well, time for a completely apropos Xmas holiday freebie. The Queen's Christmas Speeches (1952-2010) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth* II, is a collection of exactly what it says in the title, free courtesy of "The British Monarchy". But not DRM-free, though it does have text-to-speech enabled. Currently free @ Amazon UK. I'd hope this would show up elsewhere in the Commonwealth, but no such luck for Canadians, even though Queen Elizabeth is officially our head of state and would be officially our Dominatrix if Canada had stayed a Dominion. Here's some linkage to the main store so you can check anyway to see if your country happens to be Commonwealthier in this regard than mine. Description Transcripts of The Queen's Christmas Speeches (1952 - 2010). * For transcripts of speeches by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I, best ever version of the famous Tilbury speech Y/Y?

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.

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greencat Freebie finder Posts: 907 Karma: 2046472 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Sony, Kindle	This is now free in the US.

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