CBC News: Queen recalls 'terrible year' in sombre Christmas message

CBC News: Queen recalls 'terrible year' in sombre Christmas message: "The Queen praised the 'quite remarkable' humanitarian efforts in the past year in her Christmas address to remember the victims of the Southeast Asian tsunami, the London transit bombings and other tragedies.

Queen Elizabeth accepts some tulips from a girl, after the traditional Christmas Day service at Sandringham, England on Sunday. (AP Photo)
She called 2005 a 'terrible year' in her annual speech, which was pre-recorded at Buckingham Palace and broadcast in the United Kingdom and throughout the Commonwealth on Sunday. "