{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68c319db86eb67a6f6b2a910/68c319ee44d0096b873173c2?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Did the late Queen secretly reference a Prime Minister's illness in her Christmas speech?","description":"<p>If you're British or live in a Commonwealth realm, the Sovereign's Christmas message is synonymous with Christmas. And it's one of those broadcasts that we're talking about in this festive special of 'Since Attlee &amp; Churchill'. In particular, Richard and Lee ask whether, in her 2013 Christmas message, Elizabeth II made a covert reference to the illness of one of her former prime ministers.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we mention the following books/articles:</p><p><br></p><p>'The Queen' by Ben Pimlott. Available here: https://amzn.to/41JdDKx</p><p><br></p><p>'The Way the Wind Blows' by Alec Douglas-Home. Available here: https://amzn.to/3VSrRVA</p><p><br></p><p>'Breaking the Code: Westminster Diaries' by Gyles Brandreth. Available here: https://amzn.to/49VAyEE</p><p><br></p><p>'Harold Wilson and the \"Big Six\"' by Michael Lloyd-Jones. Available here: https://amzn.to/3VSrJFA</p>","author_name":"Lee David Evans & Richard Johnson"}