The annual Royal Christmas Broadcast.
King George V.
King George V.
King George V
King George V.
Actually, King George V read and wrote many speeches in 1932, so which one are you talking about?
No, King George V started it in 1932 (22 years into his reign).
Rudyard Kipling.
George V
The tradition began in 1932 with a radio broadcast by the King - George V. The first message broadcast by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was in 1952. They were broadcast (on TV) in sound only until 1957.
The reigning British Monarch gives a speech to all the Commonwealth realms at Christmas. The tradition began with King George V in 1932. His Granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth ll, continues the Christmas speech tradition. Originally a radio broadcast the speech is now prerecorded and shown on television and the Internet.
George V until 1936. Edward VIII during 1936 but not coronated. George VI 1936 until 1952.