Queen Elizabeth II is hitting the screen again, in 3D after making her acting debut at the London Olympics.

The 86-year-old monarch has made a pre-recorded Christmas broadcast on radio since 1952 and on television since 1957. In a message which was given to the media, the Queen spoke about the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, paying tribute to the athletes.

Queen Elizabeth II is hitting the screen again, in 3D after making her acting debut at the London Olympics.

The 2012 Summer Olympics took place in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012, making London the first city to host the modern Olympic Games three times, after previously done so in 1908 and 1948. More than 10,000 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees participated.

Queen Elizabeth II writes the speeches herself, and the broadcasts mark the rare occasions on which the queen voices her own opinion without government consultation. The palace said the queen has watched the broadcast and found it "absolutely lovely."

Elizabeth II, Queen of United Kingdom, said, "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. In pursuing their own sporting goals they gave the rest of us the opportunity to share something of the excitement and drama."

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