Queen's Xmas message on podcast for first time

The Queen's message will be available for download.

LONDON - The Queen's televised Christmas message is being offered as a podcast for the first time, Buckingham Palace said today.

The palace said that the message will be available as a download from her website from 3pm (4am Tue NZT) on Christmas Day.

Listeners can even subscribe in advance on the site to receive the broadcast automatically.

This year's broadcast, recorded at Southwark Cathedral, will focus on the relationship between different generations - what the young and old have to offer each other and how faiths can nurture respect for the elderly.

- REUTERS