Panti Bliss v The Queen for special Christmas Day message!

THE ‘Queen of Ireland’ will go head-to-head with the Queen of England for a special message on Christmas Day.

In an unprecedented first for Irish television, TV3 will launch its very own Queen of Ireland’s Christmas Message which will see Ireland’s honorary Queen, Panti Bliss, deliver a joyful Christmas speech to the nation on Christmas Day.

At the end of a year that has witnessed unparalleled social change in this country, Panti (aka Rory O'Neill, a native of Ballinrobe) will take to the screen to reflect on the moments that have defined 2015.

In her famously poignant and inclusive style, Panti will address the nation as we say goodbye to the year that voted 'Yes' to marriage equality and ponder what challenges or possibilities lie ahead.

Whatever awaits us, the Queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, invites us to join together around the television screen to share in her vision for 2016 in this special Christmas Day message, which will air at 3 p.m. on Friday on TV3.