Royal address

A royal address is a public speech by a monarch or member of a royal family. This may refer to:

• A speech from the throne as is customary in many nations, including during
  • the State Opening of Parliament in the United Kingdom
  • the Opening of the Canadian parliament
  • the Imperial Investiture in Japan
  • Prinsjesdag in the Netherlands
• A Christmas message by the reigning monarch, including
  • the Royal Christmas Message in the UK
  • the Christmas Eve National Speech in Spain
  • similar messages elsewhere
• A royal address to the nation, an address to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, an extraordinary broadcast during times of national importance by the British monarch
• Commonwealth Day, formerly Empire Day, where the Head of the Commonwealth makes an address to the Commonwealth of Nations.