Prince Andrew joins Queen and British royals for Christmas Day church service - CNN

The 59-year-old -- who is also known as the Duke of York -- walked to St. Mary Magdalene Church alongside his older brother, Prince Charles.

Andrew has kept a low profile since his withdrawal from public life last month following a disastrous BBC interview about his friendship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The disgraced financier died by suicide in August.

A short time later, Queen Elizabeth II and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were seen arriving by car to a second public Christmas day service. The 93-year-old monarch traditionally spends the festive season with members of the royal family at Sandringham, her country estate in rural Norfolk, about 100 miles north of London.

The pair were met by the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, at the gate of the church. The Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, also attended, as did Prince William and his wife, Kate and two of their children, George and Charlotte.

Princess Beatrice also attended the service, appearing shortly after her father, Prince Andrew, was spotted with Prince Charles attending the earlier private family service.

The Queen's husband Prince Philip, who was discharged from a London hospital for an undisclosed condition on Tuesday, did not appear.

Two royals who were not in attendance for the royal Christmas tradition were the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have been spending family time in Canada. "They are enjoying sharing the warmth of the Canadian people and the beauty of the landscape with their young son," the spokesperson added.

The decision to base themselves in Canada reflected the importance of the Commonwealth country to them both, a spokesperson for the Sussexes previously told CNN.

Before joining the royal family, Meghan lived in Canada while she starred in legal drama "Suits," which was filmed in Toronto.

Later on Wednesday, the Queen will use her annual Christmas broadcast to reflect on the last 12 months, which she will describe as "quite bumpy."

In the message -- which was pre-recorded in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle -- the monarch will say that the path "is not always smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference."

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Pope in Christmas message urges softening of 'self-centred hearts' - BBC News

The Pope has prayed for a softening of "stony and self-centred hearts" to help end injustice in the world, in his Christmas Day message.

From the Vatican balcony, Pope Francis spoke of "walls of indifference" being put up to people fleeing hardship in the hope of finding a better life.

The Pope prayed for those hit by conflict, natural disasters and disease, listing several countries.

He singled out parts of Africa where Christians had been killed.

He urged "comfort to those who are persecuted for their religious faith, especially missionaries and members of the faithful who have been kidnapped, and to the victims of attacks by extremist groups, particularly in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Nigeria".

An attack on Christmas Eve in Burkina Faso left 35 people dead, most of them women.

Hundreds of people have been killed in the country over the past few years, mostly by jihadist groups.

Hours earlier, in a rare joint message with two other Western Church leaders, the Pope appealed for peace in South Sudan.

In their statement, the pontiff, the head of the Anglican Church and the former moderator of the Church of Scotland called for "a renewed commitment to the path of reconciliation and fraternity".

South Sudan declared independence from Sudan in 2011 but has been crippled by conflict ever since.

In what was his seventh "Urbi et Orbi" ("To the City and the World") Christmas Day address, the Pope also highlighted other hotspots of unrest including Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq, Venezuela, Ukraine and the Holy Land.

For change to happen for the better, he said, people had to be more compassionate.

"May [God] soften our often stony and self-centred hearts, and make them channels of His love. May he bring his smile, through our poor faces, to all the children of the world: to those who are abandoned and those who suffer violence," he said.

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Pope Francis: God still loves us all, even the worst of us - BBC News

Pope Francis has ushered in Christmas by saying God loves everyone - "even the worst of us".

He was speaking to thousands of people during Christmas Eve Mass in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

"You may have mistaken ideas, you may have made a complete mess of things... but the Lord continues to love you," the Argentine pontiff said.

This will be interpreted by some as a reference to Church scandals, including sex abuse, our correspondent says.

Pope Francis will return to St Peter's Basilica later on Christmas Day to deliver the traditional papal message to the world.

Among those taking part in the Mass were children chosen from countries including Venezuela, Iraq and Uganda.

The BBC's Rome correspondent Mark Lowen says this is a clear gesture from the leader of 1.3 billion Catholics who often focuses on the plight of migrants and victims of war, as well as on extending the reach of the Church to its periphery.

What did the Pope say?

"Christmas reminds us that God continues to love us all, even the worst of us. To me, to you, to each of us, he says today: 'I love you and I will always love you, for you are precious in my eyes,'" the 83-year-old pontiff said.

"God does not love you because you think and act the right way. He loves you, plain and simple. His love is unconditional; it does not depend on you."

And the Pope also alluded to the clerical abuse and financial scandals afflicting the Church.

"Whatever goes wrong in our lives, whatever doesn't work in the Church, whatever problems there are in the world, will no longer serve as an excuse."

What's the context?

From Australian country towns to schools in Ireland and cities across the US, the Catholic Church has faced a catalogue of child sexual abuse accusations in the past few decades.

High-profile cases and harrowing testimony given to public inquiries have continued to keep the issue in the headlines.

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In the most recent of these, Cardinal George Pell was convicted of abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in 1996. He is Australia's highest-ranking Catholic, and was previously Vatican treasurer - meaning he was widely seen as the Church's third most powerful official.

Last week, the Pope introduced sweeping changes to remove the rule of "pontifical secrecy" that has pervaded the issue of clerical child abuse.

The Church previously shrouded sexual abuse cases in secrecy, in what it said was an effort to protect the privacy of victims and reputations of the accused.

But new papal documents lifted restrictions on those who report abuse or say they have been victims.

The Pope also changed the Vatican's definition of child pornography, increasing the age of the subject from 14 or under to 18 or under.

Pope Francis has faced serious pressure to provide leadership and generate workable solutions to the crisis, which has engulfed the Church in recent years.

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Frosty Relations Fail to Warm Up During Japan-South Korea Meeting - The Wall Street Journal

China, Japan and South Korea have agreed at an annual summit to cooperate when dealing with the threat of North Korea’s nuclear program as well as the thorny issue of trade. Photo: WANG ZHAO/POOL/AFP

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CHENGDU, China—Japan’s leader blamed South Korea’s president for the poor state of relations between the two U.S. allies, setting a chilly tone at their first formal meeting in more than a year.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Moon Jae-in last sat down for official talks in September 2018, but since then a series of disputes has brought their relations to a new low. South Korea’s Supreme Court late last year ordered Japanese companies to financially compensate Koreans forced to work in Japanese factories during World War II—a move Tokyo says violates a 1965 treaty between the two countries.

“They have to strictly observe their promises” made in the treaty, Mr. Abe said after the 45-minute meeting. “I called on the Korean side to come up with the catalyst for restoring Japan-South Korea relations to health.”

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Mr. Moon’s spokeswoman said disagreements remained on the forced-labor issue but the two leaders agreed on the need to quickly resolve the issue and gather for additional summits. Mr. Moon repeated to Mr. Abe that he couldn't tamper with court decisions, she said.

The two leaders met in Chengdu, the capital of western China’s Sichuan province, after a three-way summit that also included Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

Over the summer, Japan imposed export restrictions on materials needed by South Korean technology companies, prompting Mr. Moon to announce plans to withdraw from a military information-sharing agreement with Tokyo.

Mr. Moon recently took a move toward reconciliation by saying South Korea would stay in the military agreement after all. And at the opening of the meeting, he congratulated Mr. Abe on becoming the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history earlier this year.

The Japanese leader offered no in-kind gesture. During the meeting, Mr. Abe said relations were in an “extremely severe state” and said the reason boiled down to the forced-labor issue, according to Naoki Okada, a Japanese official who was present. The atmosphere of the meeting was “tense, but not acrimonious,” Mr. Okada said.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, meeting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Chengdu, China, on Tuesday. Photo: yonhap/Reuters

In 2020, South Korea’s Supreme Court may proceed with plans to liquidate assets seized from the Japanese companies targeted in the earlier court ruling about forced labor. If so, “it would mean that the two sides are really turning their backs to each other,” said Shin Beom-chul, a senior researcher at the Asan Policy Institute, a private think tank in Seoul.

Analysts said Mr. Moon’s chief objective at the meeting was to ease Tokyo’s export controls, a priority that differed from Mr. Abe’s. Mr. Moon praised Tokyo’s recent move to open talks over the issue and suggested he was looking for further progress. The Japanese side said it didn’t take him up on the subject.

Last week, Tokyo lifted controls on one of the materials, but it has resisted linking the issue to other disputes between the countries.

Although the Trump administration generally hasn’t sought to mediate a deal between Tokyo and Seoul over their disputes on history and trade, the bad blood is worrisome to Washington, since the two countries both host U.S. troops and are allies in trying to hold back North Korea’s nuclear program.

Mr. Moon alluded to U.S. concerns at the start of his meeting with Mr. Abe, which was open to reporters. He said the rare meeting had drawn global attention, “and we understand what the expectations are.”

Mr. Abe denounced recent missile launches by North Korea, but his criticism wasn’t fully supported by either South Korea or China during their three-way meeting. The three issued a joint statement that held off from making direct demands on Pyongyang.

Meeting Mr. Abe in Beijing on Monday, President Xi Jinping broached a proposal by China and Russia to lift some sanctions on North Korea—a position at odds with Japan.

—Andrew Jeong in Seoul contributed to this article.

Write to Peter Landers at peter.landers@wsj.com

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Prince Philip released from hospital on Christmas Eve - ABC News

The prince was being treated at King Edward VII Hospital in London.

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Prince Philip, the 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II, is heading home from a London hospital just in time for Christmas, according to Buckingham Palace.

"The Duke of Edinburgh has today left hospital after being discharged by his Doctor and is now back at Sandringham," the palace said in a statement Tuesday. "His Royal Highness would like to thank everyone who sent their good wishes."

The royal family is spending Christmas at Sandringham, Queen Elizabeth's estate in Norfolk, England.

Prince Philip is seen leaving King Edward VII hospital in London, Dec. 24, 2019.

Prince Philip is seen leaving King Edward VII hospital in London, Dec. 24, 2019.Peter MacDiarmid/REX via Shutterstock

Queen Elizabeth, 93, traveled to Sandringham from London on Dec. 20, the same day Prince Philip was taken from Sandringham to King Edward VII Hospital in London.

The Duke of Edinburgh was taken to the hospital for "observation and treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition," the palace said in a statement at the time.

"The admission is a precautionary measure, on the advice of His Royal Highness' Doctor," the statement read.

Prince Philip, who wed then-Princess Elizabeth in 1947, retired from official royal duties in 2017.

Prince Philip waits for the bridal procession following the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London, Oct. 12, 2018.

Prince Philip waits for the bridal procession following the wedding of Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, near London, Oct. 12, 2018.Alastair Grant/AP, FILE

He had at that time completed 22,220 solo engagements since 1952, given 5,496 speeches in his travels to more than 76 countries, authored 14 books, served as patron to 785 organizations and made 637 solo overseas visits, according to Buckingham Palace.

One year after his retirement, in 2018, Philip underwent hip replacement surgery at the age of 96.

The Duke of Edinburgh was involved in a car accident at the start of this year. In January, Philip was driving a Land Rover that was involved in a collision with a Kia near Sandringham Estate.

Philip was uninjured in the accident, Buckingham Palace said at the time.

The prince is featured in a selection of photos positioned next to Queen Elizabeth for her annual Christmas Day message.

The prerecorded message, which airs on BBC One on Wednesday, was filmed in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.

Members of the royal family will gather at Sandringham to watch the queen's Christmas message together.

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Queen Elizabeth called 1992 a horrible year. For the royal family, 2019 might have been worse. - The Washington Post

Now, 27 years later, another turbulent year for the royal family has some in Britain speculating that 2019 may go down in history as the queen’s “Annus horribilis, Part II.”

“Brexit has deeply divided the nation and a great deal remains to be resolved. How will she deal with this in her Christmas message and how will she deal with this dreadful royal year?” royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams pondered Monday.

Here’s a look back at some of the events that took place during a tough year for the royal family.

Prince Philip’s car crash

The year began with the queen’s husband, Prince Philip, flipping his Land Rover and colliding with another vehicle near the royal Sandringham estate. While the prince, who was 97 at the time, walked away unharmed, the other driver had cuts on her knees and an adult passenger broke her wrist. A baby boy in the back seat was not injured.

Debris purportedly from the scene of the crash ended up being sold on eBay alongside the caption: “May even have Phil’s DNA on it, if you wanted to clone him.” Bids for the plastic fragments topped $84,000 before the listing was removed by eBay for seeking to “profit from human suffering or tragedy.”

The collision sparked debate in Britain, with many asking: Should anyone still be driving at 97? The incident prompted the prince to apologize and later surrender his license.

Prince Andrew and the Epstein scandal

For Britain’s Prince Andrew, the queen’s third and reportedly favorite child, 2019 was a year the past came back to haunt him.

Andrew’s friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced U.S. financier and convicted sex offender, was called into question once more when court documents unsealed in August brought renewed attention to the claims of an American woman named Virginia Giuffre, who says she was “trafficked” to Andrew and forced into three sexual encounters with him.

Andrew’s ties to Epstein have long caused problems for the royal family. And the issue persisted after Epstein, in prison for unrelated sex trafficking charges, killed himself in August. In November, the prince appeared on national television in an apparent bid to clear his name. The interview, with the BBC’s Emily Maitlis, did quite the opposite and was roundly panned as “nuclear explosion level bad.”

“I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened,” Andrew told Maitlis, suggesting a twofold alibi: He was at home after a children’s pizza party on one of the nights Giuffre identified, and, while Giuffre had described him as sweaty, he claimed to have a medical condition that meant he couldn’t sweat. “I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever,” he said.

The 60-minute sit-down left many watchers stunned, as the prince refused to say he regretted his friendship with Epstein and failed to show sympathy for Epstein’s victims. Soon after, organizations began distancing themselves from Andrew, who had served as the patron of more than 200 charities.

The prince had already stepped back from royal duties — a highly unusual move — by the time the BBC aired Giuffre’s first television interview in December. “This is not some sordid sex story, this is a story of being trafficked, this is a story of abuse, and this is a story of your guys’ royalty,” she said, asserting that she was passed around to Epstein’s rich and powerful friends “like a platter of fruit.”

Harry and Meghan tangle with the tabloids

Since Meghan Markle began dating Prince Harry in 2016, she has been frequently vilified in the British tabloid press, with her every move scrutinized and her family relationships picked apart. This past year, as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex transitioned from newlyweds to new parents, the relationship between the royal couple and the tabloids was especially fraught.

Harry and Meghan were criticized for their birth plan, for how much they spent renovating their home and for the expenses and carbon footprint of their travels. The couple, who have often expressed concerns about climate change, were accused of hypocrisy. “Meghan Markle cradles three-month-old Archie as she and Prince Harry land in south of France after their THIRD private jet jaunt of the summer,” wrote the Daily Mail in August.

Meghan, additionally, was accused in the tabloids of causing a rift between brothers Prince William and Harry. And critics piled on after her September guest-edit of British Vogue. The Sun newspaper complained the supposedly apolitical duchess was celebrating women with “leftie views,” while the Daily Mail’s Piers Morgan labeled her “Me-Me-Meghan” and a self-promoter.

The newest royal also got some unwelcome attention, when a BBC radio host compared newborn Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor to a chimpanzee — which many people took to be a slur related to Meghan’s mixed-raced heritage. The host, Danny Baker, was fired but defended himself, saying he had meant to compare the royals to circus animals.

The royals, apparently, reached a breaking point. In October, Meghan launched legal action against the Mail on Sunday newspaper for “unlawfully” publishing a private letter, and Harry publicly condemned the tabloids for behavior he said “destroys lives.” Referring to his late mother, Princess Diana, Harry said, “I lost my mother, and now I watch my wife falling victim to the same powerful forces."

In an emotional interview that aired soon after, Meghan spoke about the toll of being a new mother under the glare of the tabloids. “It’s a very real thing to be going through behind the scenes,” she admitted. When asked if the experience has “really been a struggle,” she replied with a subdued: “Yes.”

The couple elicited sympathy from the likes of female British lawmakers, Hillary Clinton and people tweeting with the hashtag #WeLoveYouMeghan. Not a big fan, though, is President Trump, who when presented with some of the things Meghan said about him during the 2016 campaign, said, “I didn’t know that she was nasty.” The Sun tabloid published Trump’s comments at a particularly awkward moment for the royal family: just as Queen Elizabeth was preparing to host the U.S. president for a state visit.

Prince Philip hospitalized

The year is closing with Prince Philip again in the headlines. Buckingham Palace said in a statement on Friday that the queen’s husband was admitted to a London hospital as a “precautionary measure,” and that the 98-year-old was undergoing “observation and treatment in relation to a pre-existing condition.” Emphasizing that the situation wasn’t urgent, Philip reportedly walked himself into the hospital, while the queen continued her previously scheduled engagements.

On Tuesday, Buckingham Palace confirmed that Philip was released from hospital and would be joining the royal family for festivities at Sandringham. And so the royals carry on, even in a year they may not look back on with much pleasure.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II to acknowledge 'bumpy' year in Christmas message - CNN

The 93-year-old monarch will refer to the life of Jesus and the importance of reconciliation in her pre-recorded message, saying "small steps taken in faith and in hope can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding."

She will add: "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 did not specify whether she was referring to the political turmoil over Brexit that dominated 2019 in the UK, or whether she was thinking of personal events involving her own family, or both.

Her husband, Prince Philip, was discharged from a London hospital after a four-night stay for an undisclosed condition on Tuesday morning. The Duke of Edinburgh had been admitted to King Edward VII's hospital for "observation and treatment" on the advice of his doctor.

Earlier this year, Philip was involved in a car crash near the Queen's Sandringham estate in Norfolk. While the duke emerged unharmed, the other driver involved in the collision suffered cuts to her knee and a passenger sustained a broken wrist. In the wake of the accident, Philip, then-97, gave up his driving license.

The duke was not the only senior British royal to make headlines this year. In September, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex opened up about the struggles the couple have faced under intense media scrutiny while on tour in southern Africa.

Then last month, Prince Andrew -- the Queen's second son -- announced he was stepping back from public duties following a widely-criticized interview about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The disgraced financier died by apparent suicide in August.

The Queen's annual Christmas message -- which will be broadcast on Wednesday at 3 p.m. (10 a.m. ET) -- was filmed in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle.

Seated behind a desk in a royal blue cashmere dress designed by Angela Kelly, the Queen will address the nation surrounded by a selection of photographs of her family including a photograph of Prince Charles and his wife Camilla marking the 50th anniversary of his investiture as Prince of Wales, a family portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with their three children George, Charlotte and Louis, a photograph of the Duke of Edinburgh from her private collection as well as a black and white photograph of her father, King George VI, in 1944.

The Queen will also be wearing the Prince Albert brooch. It was given to Queen Victoria by Prince Albert in 1840, the day before their wedding and was worn on their wedding day. It is a sapphire and diamond brooch, set in gold.

The Queen will also use her Christmas Day message to highlight the 75th anniversary of D-Day landings.

"For the 75th anniversary of that decisive battle, in a true spirit of reconciliation, those who had formerly been sworn enemies came together in friendly commemorations either side of the channel, putting past differences behind them," she will say.

"By being willing to put past differences behind us and move forward together, we honor the freedom and democracy once won for us at so great a cost."

In June, the Queen paid tribute on behalf of "the whole free world" to those who died during the Normandy landings in Portsmouth, southern England with world leaders US President Donald Trump, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron in attendance.

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