Queen Elizabeth’s First Televised Christmas Broadcast Colorized (1957)

In 1957, Queen Elizabeth II delivered her first-ever televised Christmas broadcast, marking a pivotal moment for the British monarchy. Embracing the new medium of television, the Queen addressed millions directly from her home at Sandringham, bringing the royal family into people’s living rooms for the first time. This historic broadcast symbolized a modernized monarchy, as she reflected on its evolving role in the contemporary world. In this restored and colorized footage, witness the Queen for the first time as others would have in 1957. An original restoration by @OnceUponHistory.

[OnceUponHistory]

Do you think the introduction of televised broadcasts changed how the public viewed the royal family?

[robertworrall]

MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE WATCH THIS MESSAGE. I WAS BORN A WEEK LATER. I LOST MY MOTHER 2 YEARS LATER. THIS SHORT MADE ME SAD.❤