To think that people under 50 don’t watch the king’s speech on Christmas Day?

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Just that really. I’ve never watched it because I grew up in a household that wasn’t royalist. I don’t know any friends who make time to watch it. The only person I know who does watch it is my 82-year-old MiL.
So do you watch it? Are you under 50?

I’m in my 40’s and don’t think I’ve ever watched it, my parents wouldn’t watch it either. We’re too busy having fun

I’m early 40’s and have never watched it. My parents never watch it either. I can’t think of anything I’d want to do less 😂 and I e mucked out the horses on Christmas night for the last four years

Thought you meant the film...

@PurBal I'm with you! No presents until after the King's speech. Stockings any time after 7am, they are just little presents, but main presents in the afternoon after the King's speech. It spreads the enjoyment through the day.

Never watched it. Don’t think I’ll ever will. Have seen snapshots here and there if it came up on the news but that’s about it

I've never watched any of the queen's speeches and can't see that changing now we have a king; I'm 76.

I’m well over 50, and I have never watched it. I’m just not interested in any of them and never was. 🤷‍♀️

30, never watched it before and probably never will.

Sure.

But I still hold that making the choice to watch the Queen's speech is a different thing to it happening to feature on a programme that you are watching, and that choosing to watch the news and the Queen's speech being mentioned isn't the same as watching the Queen's speech. Or the King's for that matter.

@tilypu that's why I was curious about people saying they have NEVER watched it ever. While many people will not purposely watch it surely most people will have watched a few times in their lives - like that Christmas in 1986 when you spend the day with Great Aunt Margaret or whatever.

I am an immigrant and watching the Queen's speech was part of what I adopted as part of British culture for Christmas. I already had to switch the days, times for presents and style of dinners, so it wasn't a big adjustment to add in the speech. It's a quaint little custom.

I now can't watch it live because I no longer have a TV licence, and the one time a year I'd watch something live isn't worth it for me. So no, I'll catch up with the King's speech once it's released on other media.

I genuinely haven't ever watched it. My family are not royalists.

I did see clips of the annus horribilis year. It was difficult to avoid. I still don't think that counts as watching it though.

Admirable sentiment, but FYI it's also a part of British culture to think it is a load of wank.

mid 30s and always watched it

Ah now that I have seen and quite enjoyed 😁

We also turn over if it comes on during the news. Ditto the wretched national anthem. None of us wants any part of that shit.

We are in our forties and don't watch it, never have, my parents are mid-seventies and don't watch it either.

I'm trying to remember if my grandparents watched it - definitely not on my mum's side, Grandpa was always muttering about "bloody Royals" and swearing in Gaelic if they ever came up on the telly!

Nope, telly has never gone on over those few days, unless it's to watch a film (video, DVD, Prime, etc.). If I did see a clip of it somehow, I'd be switching it off before I could even comprehend what was being said.

I love it and also loved the carol concert from Westminster Abbey.
I liked King Charles' appearance on Countryfile too.

These are the only thinks I've watched at Christmas. They rest is all bilge, I think.

i have never watched it but would like to catch up today as it was filmed at the Middlesex Hospital chapel,
the Middlesex Hospital was demolished in 2005 but they left the Chapel
i used to work at the Middlesex Hospital , it was an amazing building,

I think we occasionally watched it when I was little (80s/early 90s), but only if we'd finished Christmas dinner by then which we often wouldn't have done.

I'm 38 and have only hosted Christmas Day a couple of times - we are normally at my mum's or my in-laws'. None of us has watched the King's or Queen's speech for at least 20 years.

I do listen to Carols from King's at 3pm on Christmas eve, while cooking or wrapping presents.

I watch it now but growing up we didn’t. I’m under 50

I'm 46 and we always watch it. It's an important part of our Christmas Day tradition.

It was playing on Alexander as I was making dinner but I was so busy I didn't realise and thought it was jacb Reese mogg waffling on

and i am 59

actually i think we may have watched the first king's speech on time, or at least intended to, definitely caught up with it out of curiosity