country to see the royal family!|j will country to see the royal family!” will come back to you in the moment when those key arrivals occur. let's ta ke when those key arrivals occur. let's take viewers to another significant scene. this is in saint peter's square, at the vatican. a beautiful morning there as well. in a few moments was multi—time pope francis will deliver his address, the address on christmas day which delivers the traditional papal message to the world from outside the front of st peter's basilica, and you can see the huge crowds that have built up, there, in the last few minutes. this follows what the pope said at his christmas eve mass inside the basilica and there were various quotes that emerged from his address. he than christmas by saying god loves everyone, the worst of us. you may have mistaken ideas, he says, you may have made a complete mess of things, but the lord continues to love you. that is the message from the argentine pontiff at that christmas eve mass which could be interpreted by some as a reference to church scandals

2019: the royal year. and just a warning — this film does contain some flash photography. archie's first royal tour. the duke and duchess of sussex make headlines in southern africa and reveal the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. for me and for my wife, of course, there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the majority of it is untrue. i will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum. a no—holds—barred interview by prince andrew fails to draw a line under his friendship with a convicted sex offender. we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. it's as simple as that. mr president, i am delighted to welcome you and mrs trump. the queen hosted the us president — first for a full state visit and then again at nato's 70th anniversary. and the cambridge children enjoyed getting back to nature in a garden designed by their mother. the headlines accompanying a royal year normally revolve around babies, marriages and colourful pictures from t

this year, with added royal input. catherine, the duchess of cambridge, spent months helping to design a child—friendly garden. and who best to try it out, but george, charlotte and louis. over the previous few months, the cambridge children had collected twigs, leaves and moss, which were included in the final design. george was clearly impressed. how many marks out of ten would you give it? ten being the highest. 20. 20 out of ten. that's pretty good. a very personal project. catherine is rarely interviewed, but, on this, she wanted to speak out. there's so much amazing scientific research out there about the importance of being outside and the benefits it has, really, particularly foryoung children and laying the foundations for positive physical and mental wellbeing. and i really hope that this woodland that we've created, in a huge collaboration here, really inspires families and kids and communities in general try to get outside, enjoy nature, enjoy the outdoors and really spend quality time together. the queen

for those royal fans love the royal family, sandringham isa royal fans love the royal family, sandringham is a great day for them. they get to meet the royals, chat to them, have their pictures taken. we saw one lady, who was 97, who had a lwa ys saw one lady, who was 97, who had always wanted to see the queen in person and she got to see that and got a hug from princess charlotte. a real treat for her. i am sure a lot of the people who came here today, i am sure for them it was a very, very exciting day. thank you, charlotte. the foreign office says it's helping a british woman, after three members of the same family drowned in the swimming pool of a holiday resort in spain. it's thought a nine—year—old girl got into difficulties in the water, and her 16—year—old brother and theirfather died after trying to help her. the hotel has issued a statement offering their condolences to the family, and say they are assisting the authorities fully with their investigation. nick quraishi reports. the christmas holiday that turned to tragedy in one of spain's top tourist destinations. polic

it shows you despite a bumper yearfor the british royal son. it shows you despite a bumper year for the british royal family, which the queen reflects in her christmas message, their popularity is still incredibly high. i am joined by two people, keith and julie from nottingham. why did you decide to come down today? we are a fan of the royals. this is a great thing to do on christmas morning. being in the queue is great because you make a lot of friends. even though you never know anybody. and it isjust the though you never know anybody. and it is just the anticipation beforehand it is just the anticipation before hand and getting it is just the anticipation beforehand and getting a really close—up look at the royals. beforehand and getting a really close-up look at the royals. you don't get that normally, do you, when they go to a —— buckingham palace or windsor castle? here, they talk to people, they come up to people? that is exactly right. normally they are slightly isolated. you get a person to person feeling with this. you can see

, but looking through the royal keyhole, asi looking through the royal keyhole, as i say, they now have to earn respect and never, ever blur the line between your public and private roles, which a certain prince has turned rather badly. do you think there is a move within the royal family to want to pay things down? we keep hearing that but are not necessarily seeing that yet?|j we keep hearing that but are not necessarily seeing that yet? i know this was quite a hot potato right back at the time of the diamond jubilee celebrations. i echo what was said about the choice of photographs. nothing is done by accident, but one memory came to me, one of the images of the queen‘s own youth were those wartime years when her father george youth were those wartime years when herfather george vi, her youth were those wartime years when her father george vi, her mother queen elizabeth, her sister, princess margaret, there were lots of photographs issued of them is the idealfamily at of photographs issued of them is the ideal family at the heart of the nation. i must admit, the photo coverage of t

they say that it role in the royal family. they say thatitis role in the royal family. they say that it is a wistful turning point and she is fading... she is 93 years old! the longest reigning monarch the uk has ever had. her son is 71. that is prince charles. i apologise, the airto that is prince charles. i apologise, the air to the throne, prince charles, is 71, and he's already been assuming more of her duties and it's been reported in many papers that the queen is stepping down from her duties and the prince is stepping up. that isn't fading into history, it is a natural succession plan. she is 93 and you haven't got the energy. and the stamina to, you know, fulfil the royal duties, of which the list is extremely long. what it talks about is it calls the royal family" the firm", what it talks about is it calls the royalfamily" the firm", and insiders refer to them as such, and charles is taking more of a grip, especially on this problematic pr disaster of his younger brother, prince andrew. and there have been allegations that the royal family we re allegations tha

with me is our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. hgppy happy christmas to you, and your thoughts first of all about the queen's message. we have listened to afairfew of queen's message. we have listened to a fair few of them over the years will stop your thoughts about where this sits and what her majesty has been wanting to say this year.‘ couple been wanting to say this year.l couple of things. i think it again underlines the importance to her of her own christian faith. she generally now refers to the teachings ofjesus generally now refers to the teachings of jesus christ generally now refers to the teachings ofjesus christ and weaves the message of reconciliation around his teachings. i think it also underlines the importance to her of the wartime generation, of whom she is of course a part. in this 75th anniversary year of d—day, she made reference to that and again used at around the theme of former sworn enemies, as she said, coming together, settling differences and moving on and coming together now, 75 years after the e

this hasn't been the smoothest year for the royals. something the queen appears to acknowledge in her christmas message, describing 2019 as quite bumpy. later today, the royal family will attend church on the sandringham estate. the duke and duchess of sussex, meghan and harry, of course, won't be here. but it's believed that prince george and princess charlotte will attend the service for the first time. we could also see prince andrew attend. there was speculation he might not go because of the scrutiny and criticism surrounding his relationship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. whoever attends, the royal family will want to put on a united front after months of newspaper headlines. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, sandringham. and charlotte is in sandringham. give us a sense of the scene and the anticipation there, charlotte? the sun is finally out. it was really cold earlier. it didn't stop hundreds of people from queueing up from the early hours of the morning. one lady got here at one o'clock in the morning. if you ca

a people of seeing the royal family on christmas day. i imagine there might be some already gathering. yes, despite the time and the temperatures, there are around 20 people already here queueing up to see the royal family on christmas day and we think we have found the person who has had the longest journey. there is a lady from hemel hempstead, she set off at 11:a5am yesterday, took four buses, trains, and then her son picked her up, drove her to sandringham, they got here at one a.m.. he is apparently asleep in the car, but she is giving up asleep in the car, but she is giving up already to get the best view of the royals. and itjust shows you how some people are so, so excited about seeing the royal family on christmas day. speaking to the estate manager here yesterday, they we re estate manager here yesterday, they were expecting around 6000 people to come down today. so despite, as the queen has been saying, a bumpierfor the royalfamily, queen has been saying, a bumpierfor the royal family, it queen has been saying, a bumpierfor th

christmas is important for the royal family, they a lwa ys important for the royal family, they always gather together in sandringham soi always gather together in sandringham so i am sure the queen and other members of the family will be very glad he is able to come back and leave hospital under his own stea m. and leave hospital under his own steam. have you heard he is definitely headed back to sandringham? i would assume that thatis sandringham? i would assume that that is where he would be going. the royalfamily will that is where he would be going. the royal family will be there gathering for christmas already. i am sure he will be on his way to sandringham. any information as to what he was being treated for, we were only told by the palace that it was a pre—existing condition. by the palace that it was a pre—existing conditionlj by the palace that it was a pre-existing condition. i don't know any more about it, the palace have been consistent in saying they would not speak of in any more detail but it was definitely something he had been treated for before, and they ——

joining me now is royal correspondent and historian. the people are going to see the duke of edinburgh packed with the queen for christmas. yes, absolutely. certainly a decision was going to be made today and he would not have travelled back tomorrow. for the royalfamily, travelled back tomorrow. for the royal family, christmas eve travelled back tomorrow. for the royalfamily, christmas eve is a bigger event than christmas day. they tend to gather together around tea—time. the exchange presents, which are laid out, and then we have a black—tie dinner. before church at 11 o‘clock tomorrow morning. there will be great relief among the family that prince philip will be joining them. it is of course if pretty full fa m ily joining them. it is of course if pretty full family gathering, notable exceptions being the duke and duchess of sussex with their baby archie who are in the united states. all of the queen and prince phillip‘s children, including prince andrew, and amidst all the spectators looking for a glimpse of prince george a

a committed royal fan. you are committed to the royals and your son martin is committed to you. he drove you here and is asleep in the car. he has no interest in the royals but he will drive you back to hemel hempstead. what a very good sign. they are expecting thousands and thousands of people to get here later, naga, to see the royals this christmas morning stop thanks very much, charlotte. you can see how excited some people are. merry christmas to all of you. a new photo taken by the duchess of cambridge of her husband and children has been released with a christmas message today. the duke of cambridge is pictured kissing their youngest child, prince louis, with princess charlotte and prince george. the picture was taken in norfolk earlier this year. the foreign office says it's helping a british woman, after three members of the same family drowned in the swimming pool of a holiday resort in spain. it's thought a nine—year—old girl got into difficulties in the water, and her 16—year—old brother and their father died after trying to help her. nick quraishi reports. t

this hasn't been the smoothest year for the royals. something the queen appears to acknowledge in her christmas message, describing 2019 as quite bumpy. later today, the royal family will attend church on the sandringham estate. the duke and duchess of sussex, meghan and harry, of course, won't be here. but it's believed that prince george and princess charlotte will attend the service for the first time. we could also see prince andrew attend. there was speculation he might not go because of the scrutiny and criticism surrounding his relationship with the convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein. whoever attends, the royal family will want to put on a united front after months of newspaper headlines. charlotte gallagher, bbc news, sandringham. charlotte gallagher is at the sandringham estate for us this morning. charlotte, i have seen a sneaky glimpse of people who have already got their seats ready. merry christmas to you. merry christmas, naga. about 100 people have now arrived, despite the temperature and it being early on a christmas

he's no longer doing royal duties. his whole life's work has ended. >> reporter: in a statement in response to bbc panorama buckingham palace said the duke unequivocally regrets his ill judged association with jeffrey epstein and deeply sympathizes with those affected who want some form of closure. adding they said "it is emphatically denied that the duke of york had any form of sexual contact or relationship with virginia roberts. any claim to the contrary is false and without foundation." giuffre, whose maid enname is roberts, is now a 35-year-old mother. she says this picture of the two of them together backs up her account of what happened. >> he knows what happened. i know what happened. and there's only one of us telling the truth and i know that's me. >> nobody can prove whether or not -- that that photograph has been doctored. but i don't recollect that photograph ever being taken. >> he's questioned the authenticity of the photograph of them together. she is adamant that it's real. and there has been in sort o

we have seen one, the yeomen of the guard, in the royal gallery, but here we have the royal bodyguard, founded by henry viii. his father, henry vii, founded the yeomen, and the gentleman at arms we re yeomen, and the gentleman at arms were founded by henry viii, so very much back to tudor times. now that the gentlemen have come into the royal gallery, we can take a look at the staircase and see the dismounted detachment, because i want to pick out the gentleman, the troop on the left, because you will see on his right sleeve a bit of a tell—tale horseshoe, and this is because he is a farrier, and i wanted to say a word about craik ashurst, farrier lance corporal, who served for over a decade in the armed forces, retrained a few years ago as a farrier, and it's just retrained a few years ago as a farrier, and it'sjust a nice feature of the uniform, the horseshoe, denoting the fact that he is one of the farriers for the household cavalry regiment. it is a pa rt household cavalry regiment. it is a part of just household cavalry regiment. it is a part ofjust a group of the detachment to

so familiar to the royal family. a crisp, bright, day in norfolk and there are lots of people waiting to see the queen on her way in and i'm assuming they are still there to see the royal family emerge now. you can see more members of the royal family coming down the steps behind the queen now as she prepares to get into her limousine to go back to sandringham for the christmas day feast. this is new territory for george and charlotte. you can see kate and william, let's see if they doa kate and william, let's see if they do a walkabout on their first christmas day service at saint mary magdalen, whether they are going to talk to the crowd at all. and i smile from prince charles. the duke of edinburgh is not accompanying the queen. hejust emerged of edinburgh is not accompanying the queen. he just emerged from hospital yesterday in london, butjust in time to be with the family on christmas eve. we saw prince george earlier this week mixing a christmas pudding with his father and a nice christmas photo release of the

review 2019 the royal year. just to let you know, her film the royal year. just to let you know, herfilm contain some the royal year. just to let you know, her film contain some flash photography. archie's first royal tour. the duke and duchess of sussex make headlines in southern africa and reveal the pressures of life in the royal spotlight. for me and for my wife, of course, there is a lot of stuff that hurts, especially when the majority of it is untrue. i will not be bullied into playing a game that killed my mum. a no—holds—barred interview by prince andrew fails to draw a line under his friendship with a convicted sex offender. we try and uphold the highest standards and practices and i let the side down. it's as simple as that.

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. afterfour nights in the king edward vii hospital, the duke emerged this morning and walked, slowly but without assistance, to the waiting vehicle. there has been no information about the reason for his stay at the hospital. in the past, he has been treated there for bladder and chest infections. whatever the nature of this latest episode, the duke, who is 98 now, has clearly satisfied his doctors that he is well enough to return home. a helicopter took him from buckingham palace to the queen's sandringham estate where the royal family is gathering for christmas. in her christmas broadcast tomorrow, the queen will talk about a past year which has felt "quite bumpy". she doesn't clarify what it is that has been bumpy, which will inevitably invite speculation. these are her words. talking about reconciliation, she says... the obvious conclusion is that this is a coded message from britain's head of state, urging the country to try to move on from the divisions of the brexit debate. but t

the queen leads members of the royal family at their traditional christmas day service. three members of a british family have drowned at a holiday resort on the costa del sol. spanish police are investigating. the dean of westminster abbey says britain is in need of the hope offered by the christmas story. hundreds of people in australia have been forced from their homes for the holidays as the country battle some of its worst bushfires in years. and coming up, doris day, clive james, toni morrison and albert finneyjust some of those whose whose lives are celebrated in review 2019 we remember, in 30 minutes‘ time. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the queen and members of the royal family are attending the annual church service in sandringham. her majesty arrived a few minutes ago surrounded by members of her family, few minutes ago surrounded by members of herfamily, the duke of edinburgh came back to norfolk on christmas eve following a four night stay at king edward vii hospital. he is not attending the christmas day church service and he didn't last year eithe

prince louis showed off his royal wave. los' big sister charlotte showed her sassy side to the paparazzi. the little princess started school along big brother george. she's acing her classes like art, math and science. >> they'rereated like any other child. there's no special treatment. >> also cracking our best royal moments, meghan meeting her long lost cousin boston red sox player mookie bets. >> my great, great, great- >> great, great. >> wre family somehow. >> np september we got our best look at baby archie. it's clear he's a total mini me of his dad. in sou africa the cute as a button baby charmed the arch bishop and his daughter what a year of fashion. kate stepped up the game with her gowns and meghan made maternity ware chic. rachel smith got to try on the p that meghan made famous, the husband shirt. >> bam. >> only "e.t." got a one on one with the desner who happens to be one of meghan's bffs. >> were you and the duchess working alongside each other? >> she asked me to create the shirt. we had conversations abou

a bit ofa about seeing the royals is high. a bit of a lift for the queen to have prince philip there because christmas is the focus of their celebrations. the royal family open their presents on christmas eve. this comes from albert, who was german, and it is a tradition to open christmas presents on christmas eve. apparently they give each otherjoke presents. 0ne year the duchess of cambridge a p pa re ntly year the duchess of cambridge apparently gave prince harry a grow your own girlfriend set. 0bviously does not need that now. one year prince charles apparently got a padded toilet seat. tomorrow they will go to church. they will have their christmas dinner. then a p pa re ntly their christmas dinner. then apparently the whole family will settle down and watch the christmas day message together with the queen and the same room, and i imagine not and the same room, and i imagine not a lot of people will be having a day like that! chuckles especially not with the toilet seat! thanks very much for that. boris johnson and jerem

the royal navy has beefed up its presence in the gulf. the destroyer hms defender is the latest arrival to patrol near the narrow strait of hormuz. and it's packing a punch. notjust its own weapons but with a team of royal marines also on board. tensions with iran are still high. it was just six months ago that iran's revolutionary guards seized the british—flagged tanker stena impero. it has now been released, along with its crew. it is a smiling team, the success... but the new head of the royal navy, here to gauge the situation for himself and giving his first interview, wants to make sure it doesn't happen again. the threat hasn't gone away. we have a destroyer here now as well as a frigate. we have to react to when a nation is as aggressive as iran was. so, to me, that was an outrageous act that happened on the high seas and therefore that is why we have responded in the way that we have. untiljust a few weeks ago, this destroyer was still escorting merchant ships through the narrow strait of hormuz. tensions with iran have now eas

the royal family have released photos showing the royal family mixing upa photos showing the royal family mixing up a christmas pudding, for the british royal legion. prince george prepping a christmas pudding, much to the delight of his mother, father and grandfather. these photographs were ta ken father and grandfather. these photographs were taken in the music room at the palace over the last two months. it designed the queen has supported other royal legion events, she attended this concert on the evening before remembrance sunday this year. and other royals have been highlighting their charity projects this christmas. do you do a bit of cooking with your children? yes, i really enjoy it. again, for them to be... the cambridges recently took part in a programme with mary berry. prince william took her to the passage homeless charity which he visited with his mother, princess diana, around 30 years ago. the christmas puddings made by prince george and his family will become the centrepiece of next year's royal legion get—togethers, and form part of 99 puddings that will be sent acros

good news for a royal family in need of some holiday cheer. prince philip will be home at sandringham for the queen's annual christmas message. she will allude to a rough year saying, quote, the path of course is not always smooth and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference. >> the queen has been dragged into a constitutional crisis over brexit. so perhaps it's only wise the mother of the nation sets a very calming note >> reporter: speculation is rampant whether she is talking about the stark divisions over brexit. >> people vote >> reporter: or maybe divisions within her own family she's watched a sordid scandal engulf her son andrew, and she's watched the relationship between her grandsons become strained on her desk during the televised address, a nod to the royal line of succession. not pictured this year, harry and meghan, and the palace just releasing this sweet video of four generations and three future kings all making christmas pudding. and meghan and harry are spending christmas w

and other royals have been highlighting their charity projects this christmas. do you do a bit of cooking with your children? yes, i really enjoy it. again, for them to be... the cambridges recently took part in a programme with mary berry. prince william took her to the passage homeless charity which he visited with his mother, princess diana, around 30 years ago. the christmas puddings made by prince george and his family will become the centrepiece of next year's royal legion get—togethers, and form part of 99 puddings that will be sent across the charity's network in the uk and commonwealth. in the majority of christian countries, a real christmas tree is one of the most important items to have at this time of year — but while they may look great for the big day, come twelfth night they tend to look a bit sorry for themselves. for the eco—conscious, having to throw them away seems rather wasteful. now a business in the united kingdom has come up with an environmentally friendly way to have a real tree. joe campbell has more. for those who love a real c

. >>> just ahead, a royal christmas. good news about the health of 98-year-old prince philip, while the queen raises questions about who isn't in the photos during her christmas message. we'll tell you why >>> also, a beloved holiday tradition lighting up one american city. we'll take you there >>> and a star is born. our update on a remarkable young singer stay with us >> announcer: "one nation" on "nbc nightly news" is sponsored by liberty mutual insurance only pay for what you need >>> we're back now with the royal family's christmas there is news tonight about where prince philip will be spending the holiday, who isn't going to be there to celebrate and who is missing from the photos seen during the queen's christmas message. molly hunter is in london tonight >> reporter: after four nights in a london hospital, 98-year-old prince philip has walked out just in time for a royal christmas. good news for a royal family in need of some holiday cheer. prince philip will be home at sandringham for the queen's annual christm

that left the cambridges to lead the royal party greeting the crowds. a little daunting for george and charlotte, who haven't done this sort of thing before. unsurprisingly, they stayed close to their mum and dad as they received flowers and, for charlotte, a hug. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of her delight at the birth of her eighth grandchild, archie, who is currently in canada with his parents, the duke and duchess of sussex. turning away from family matters, she acknowledged the efforts being made by young people to protect the environment. the challenges many people face today may be different to those ones faced by my generation. but i have been struck by how new generations have brought a similar sense of purpose to issues such as protecting our environment and our climate. the main theme of the broadcast was the need for reconciliation. the queen recalled the 75th anniversary of d—day lastjune. there was a lesson to be learned from it. by being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward together, we honour the free

royal family. speaking to people on the estate, they've been told to expect around 6000 people tomorrow. even though it has been this bumpy year for the royalfamily though it has been this bumpy year for the royal family this year with highs and lows, there is still a lot of interest in royal family. yes, the visit to the church always a popular event. thank you so much, charlotte. boris johnson and jeremy corbyn have thanked nhs staff and other public servants who work through the holidays in their christmas messages. the prime minister said the uk stood in solidarity with christians around the world who have faced persecution for their beliefs. mr corbyn said it had been a "difficult" year for many — but christmas was a chance to reflect on hopes for a better world. we are hearing more about boris johnson's plans for the new year and about how the prime minister and his girlfriend will be travelling to the caribbean. he will be staying with friends. he's not going just yet, he is taking a call

here's our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. after four afterfour nights after four nights in the afterfour nights in the king edward vii hospital, we did emerged this morning and walked slowly but without assistance to the waiting vehicle. there has been no information about the reason for his stay at the hospital. in the past he has been treated there for bladder and chest infections. whatever the nature of this latest episode, the duke has satisfied his daughters thatis duke has satisfied his daughters that is well enough to return home. the helicopter to kim from buckingham palace to the sandringham estate where the royal family gathering for christmas. in her christmas broadcast, we will talk about a past year which has felt quite bumpy. she hasn't clarified what has felt quite bumpy which will invite speculation. she has talked about reconciliation. ... invite speculation. she has talked about reconciliation. the obvious conclusion is that this is a coded message from britain part might head of state, urging the country to

today in britain, the royal family stuck to tradition. many joined queen elizabeth at church, although there were some notable absences. ste monarch also gave her annual christmas message to the commonwealth. .mtiaz tyab reports, she noted ep's been a bumpy year. >> reporter: in her annual spristmas speech, queen elizabeth spoke of putting differences aside, of syconciliation, acknowledging this year hasn't been easy. >> the path, of course, is not veways smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy. >> reporter: not quite a "horrible year," which is how she described 1992, when three royal marriages were breaking down and windsor castle was devastated by a fire. wasi think it is more than likely to be a reference or an encouragement to the country to tve on, beyond the divisiveness iv the political situation. >> reporter: politics aside, the challenges facing the royal family couldn't be clearer than on christmas day, when the queen attended traditional church services with other senior royals, but not her second son, prince

and other royals have been highlighting their charity projects this christmas. do you do a bit of cooking with your children? yes, i really enjoy it. again, for them to be... the cambridges recently took part in a programme with mary berry. prince william took her to the passage homeless charity which he visited with his mother, princess diana, around 30 years ago. the christmas puddings made by prince george and his family will become the centrepiece of next year's royal legion get—togethers, and form part of 99 puddings that will be sent across the charity's network in the uk and commonwealth. tom hanks' next film — ‘a beautiful day in the neighbourhood' sees him play the legendary american children's tv presenter mr rogers — as a reporter ties to uncover the man behind the on screen persona. tom hanks himself is known for his wholesome image — he's been talking to our arts editor will gompertz about being the ‘nice guy‘ of film — and what he's really like... # it's a beautiful day in this neighbourhood. # a beautiful day for a neighbour... tom

environmental campaigners but after a year of turbulent british politics and challenges facing the royal family the queen acknowledged that $21000.00 had been difficult. it's a christmas tradition for the royal family and afternoon trip to the church near the queen's sandringham estate but this year the party was smaller than usual no prince philip he's just out of hospital prince harry and his wife megan are taking time out in canada rumors of a family rift abound. and then there's prince andrew he's keeping a low profile after giving a t.v. interview to deny he was involved in a sex scandal involving the convicted pedophile jeffrey epstein he was at church but in the morning well away from the cameras it's been anything but clear sailing for the royals this year or for their country i mean the drama of gregg's it's. a brave face for the christmas message jesus christ would show the world how small steps taken in faith. can ever come long hill differences and deep seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding many of us already tried to follow in his footsteps the path of course i

royal rifts. >> not many people have asked if i'm okay. >>> and the college admissions scam scandal far from over. >> i don't want to do anything that might rear its ugly head and my children have to pay the price for that. >>> plus, kevin hart's emotional comeback after the car crash that nearly killed him. >> at the end of the day it can all be over. >>> then britney's roller coaster year, only we're with her man sam. >> do you see marriage in the future? >> i mean, absolutely. >>> and speaking of marriage -- >> we're just constantly checking in with each other. >> inside hollywood's surprise i dos. >> i feel like it's everything i dreamed of. >>> hello and welcome. i think it's safe to say 2019 is a year felicity huffman and lori loughlin will never forget. >> that is safe to say for sure. their roles in the college bribery scandal tops our look at the biggest shockers, scandal and splits of the year. >> i've always thought i don't want to do anything that one day might rear its ugly head and my children have to pay the price for that. >> the "fuller house" actress and her fashion de

streets of hong kong as thousands of demonstrators spend the holiday protesting the government >>> a royal reunion. prince philip leaves the hospital just in time to spend christmas with the queen as the crown acknowledges a rocky year for the royal family >>> me-ow. "cats" star james corden breaks his silence about the new film after it was declawed by critics. >>> from the little town of bethlehem to the waves of virginia beach, how the world is celebrating christmas today. a very merry edition of "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning i'm phillip mena >> and i'm dara brown. there is apparently no christmas break for the impeachment debate president trump is spending the holiday at mar-a-lago, where he took time on christmas eve to air his grievances about the entire process the president delivered a sharp rebuke to democrats accusing house speaker nancy pelosi of hating the entire republican party. the moment standing in sharp contrast to his holiday greetings to troops overseas nbc's jennifer johnson has more. >> reporter: from his florida home president trump holding a chris

this is the head of the royal college of emergency medicine, one of the royal colleges that doctors are members. they are accusing nhs england of fiddling the figures because they need count the numberof figures because they need count the number of patients waiting over 12 hours, nhs england counts from the moment in which a decision is made to admit as the royal college wants what they do in the nhs in scotland and wales and northern ireland which is whenever you arrive at the hospital is when you started waiting so it is quite a significant difference in terms of how they are calculating it. what the royal coueges calculating it. what the royal colleges are saying is that this means that the figures for england are skewed. the nhs is one of those issues that should be much more prominent in this election that it isn't because of brexit because of issues around identity and issues around islamophobia and anti—semitism which have taken up a lot of the oxygen in this campaign. it is interesting this is on the front page of the i that it would be on the front of a lot more papers. arre

this happened at her royal country retreat in norfolk, england. >> her royal majesty was outshone by the real stars of the day. 6-year-old prince george and 4-year-old sister princess charlotte making their royal christmas debut. charlotte was seen accepting several gifts from onlookers. absent from this year's gathering was the queen's husband, prince philip, as well as prince harry and duchess meghan, who are on an extended break from royal duties. >> got to take a break sometimes. >> i completely understand. >>> next celebs proving they're just like us over the christmas holiday, starting with a visit from santa. chrissy teigen posting this video of st. nick stopping to wave hello as husband john legend and their two children looked on with excitement. >> and the queen of christmas herself, mariah carey, enjoying a white christmas and sharing this picture on instagram of her two twins, monroe and -- >> morocco, moroccan? >> morocco, moroccan? we said moroccan the other day. might be morocco. martin scorsese's daughter took the opportunity to troll her father this christmas. with m

service. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. morning service at sandringham. notable for who attended and who was absent. making their first appearance, 6—year—old prince george and 11—year—old princess charlotte. absent from the main service, prince andrew. he decided to attend an earlier private service for the family. after the 11 o'clock service, the queen headed back to sandringham house, where prince philip had remained after his discharge from hospital yesterday. that left the cambridges to lead the royal party greeting the crowds. a little daunting for george and charlotte, who haven't done this sort of thing before. unsurprisingly, they stayed close to their mum and dad as they received flowers and, for charlotte, a hug. god save the queen plays. in her christmas message, the queen spoke of her delight at the birth of her eighth grandchild, archie, who is currently in canada with his parents, the duke and duchess of sussex. turning away from family matters, she acknowledged the efforts being made by young people