"Brexit Negotiation Difficulties... UK Queen Likely Postponed Christmas Message Recording"

The Guardian "Recording every early to mid-December... Buckingham Palace denies"

Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom [Image source=Reuters Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] Reports have emerged that the recording of Queen Elizabeth II's annual Christmas message has been postponed as future relationship negotiations between the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) following Brexit (the UK's withdrawal from the EU) remain deadlocked.

On the 13th (local time), the daily newspaper The Guardian reported that Buckingham Palace has not denied the Daily Mail's report that the recording of Queen Elizabeth II's Christmas message will be postponed until a Brexit agreement is reached. The Queen usually records her Christmas message in early to mid-December and releases it on Christmas Day, but this year the recording was delayed due to uncertainties related to Brexit.

The UK officially left the EU at the end of January and is currently in a transition period until the end of this year, during which it is negotiating its future relationship with the EU. Despite only about two weeks remaining in the transition period, negotiations continue without reaching an agreement. If no agreement is reached by the end of the year, trade barriers such as tariffs will arise, resulting in a 'No Deal' Brexit, where the UK leaves the EU without any agreement.

Regarding these reports, a Buckingham Palace spokesperson told The Guardian that "the recording delay is speculation" and that "the filming date is decided weeks in advance."

Previously, in last year's Christmas message, the Queen described it as "a rather challenging year" but emphasized that small steps to overcome division could create a different world. At the time, the Queen's message was interpreted as reflecting the situation ahead of the UK's EU withdrawal, following intense political conflict and turmoil over Brexit and the Conservative Party's landslide victory in the general election.

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