premise: As older people lived longer, the monarch said the opportunities had increased to bring old and young together.
  Older people could bring an invaluable "sense of context" and the "wisdom of experience" to the energy and ambitions of the young.
  "Such advice and comfort are probably needed more often than younger people admit or older people recognise," she said.
  The queen's speech came a day after she praised the courage and commitment of her armed forces, particularly those serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, in a separate, recorded Christmas greeting.
  Monday's broadcast came at the same time as a Muslim woman in a full-face veil delivered an alternative Christmas message on Britain's Channel 4 television.
   What happens as older people live longer?
hypothesis: The queen's speech