A poll has shown 10 percent of people aged between 18 and 24 would want to see Prince Harry delivering a speech on Christmas Day in lieu of the Queen's absence. Confirming the Duke of Sussex is most beloved among younger generations, the same poll found only three percent of the UK adults polled aged over 55 responded Prince Harry to the question "If the Queen is unable to give the Queen’s Speech, which of the following Royals would you most like to give the Queen’s Speech?"

       The research conducted online by Opinium Research for Digital TV between November 2 and 5 on Britons' habits when it comes to watching TV on Christmas Day also showed more than a quarter of the people surveyed across all ages would like to hear Prince Charles deliver a speech on December 25 if the monarch was unable to fulfil this duty.

       Poignantly, 15 percent of those polled believe there isn't a suitable replacement for Her Majesty, and stated they don’t think there should be a speech if the Queen is unable to deliver hers as she has been done since 1952.

       Moreover, the poll confirmed the Queen's Christmas broadcast remains popular among UK viewers.

       One in three (33 percent) of the people polled said they are planning to tune in on December 25 to listen to the Queen delivering her speech.

       The 95-year-old monarch appears to be favoured over other popular programmes, including Strictly Christmas Special - which 25 percent of the polled said are planning to watch - Call the Midwife - chosen by 23 percent of those surveyed - and Mrs Brown’s Boys - which gathered 22 percent of the votes.

       The Queen's Christmas broadcast has been a beloved yearly appointment for many Britons oveer the decades.

       The first-ever Christmas Day speech delivered by a member of the Royal Family came in 1932, when King George V spoke via radio to the country from his home in Sandringham.

       The Queen first addressed the nation via airwaves in October 1940, 12 years before becoming the UK monarch.

       Alongside her sister Princess Margaret, she spoke to the children of the Commonwealth who had to live away from home due to the second worldwide conflict.

       In December 1952, 10 months after becoming Queen, Her Majesty delivered her first Christmas speech.

       But she addressed Britons on TV for the first time only five years later, in 1957.

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