Queen’s Christmas message recorded in 3D

Produced by Sky News, Queen Elizabeth has recorded her first 3D Christmas message set to highlight Britain’s performance during the Olympics.

Queen Elisabeth sent her first email in the 1970s and used a mobile phone at the turn of the century.
Queen Elisabeth sent her first email in the 1970s and used a mobile phone at the turn of the century.

Always too keen to try on new inventions, Queen Elizabeth has finished recording her Christmas message in 3D. Produced by Sky News, the Queen will be highlighting the performance of Britain's Olympians and Paralympians.

"As London hosted a splendid summer of sport, all those who saw the achievement and courage at the Olympic and Paralympic Games were further inspired by the skill, dedication, training and teamwork of our athletes," Sky News reports the Queen as saying.

In a year which saw Britain's biggest Olympics medal hauls, the Queen added: "In pursuing their own sporting goals, they gave the rest of us the opportunity to share something of the excitement and drama."

The Queen is fully expected to attend the service on Christmas Day, while the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be spending Christmas Day privately with the Middleton family.

It's understood the Queen has given her blessing to William and Kate's Christmas Day plans and it is expected the couple will join the Royal Family at Sandringham at some point next week.

Prince Harry will also not join his family at Sandringham as he remains on deployment in Afghanistan as an Apache helicopter pilot.