The Emperor received the diplomatic body on New Year's day as usual; he listened to a complimentary speech of half a dozen lines from their mouth-piece, the Papal Nuncio; and he replied in a ...

but also because it is customary for the monarch of the country to deliver a New Year's speech live on the evening of the last day of the year. His Majesty the King delivered his first New Year's ...

The president’s speech has a clear goal of boosting Chinese people’s declining confidence amid the past difficult years.

Her Majesty’s advice about job-hunting and sacrifice was not well-received by all No-one – not even the Queen – was immune to worries about the economy and the EU this year. In her annual televised ...