The annual Christmas speech by the reigning monarch is an important part of Christmas festivities for the British. Every year, families turn on the tv to watch the royal deliver the festive message - a reflection on the past year and on the future.

But this year, Queen Elizabeth's annual Christmas speech has caught the attention of even those outside of the UK due to a giant, gold piano which seems to be casually lounging in the background.

Her speech, which was in character and managed to stay away from controversial topics, managed to spell out a message of 'goodwill' and hope.However, the gold piano in the background stole the show and went viral on social media.

Many commented that the Queen may have done better than to address the nation - in the throes of Brexit - and accused her of being 'out of touch'.

Privileged wealthy hereditary monarch bunged £76m a year, sitting in front of a golden piano in the palace she's billing taxpayers £369m to tart up, kills satire by lecturing the nation to pull together https://t.co/28ft4GGL3q

— Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) December 26, 2018

“So sad all those people going to foodbanks and sleeping on the streets. So to cheer them up I suggest we gather round my gold piano with a rendition of My Old Man’s a Dustman. That’ll take their mind off the cold and hunger for a while. Do you see how hard being Queen is now?” pic.twitter.com/k42Rt1PsJ8

— James Dornan SNP (@glasgowcathcart) December 26, 2018

She's the Queen. You want her in Santa pajamas, drinking cocoa? https://t.co/qPzgTRxZMa

— Stephen Robinson (@SER1897) December 26, 2018

Also, she should have worn a tracksuit I guess https://t.co/04YoYPQCeN

— Colby Cosh (@colbycosh) December 26, 2018

I have a hunch that piano is older than she is... https://t.co/0OwviQBGwh

— Alex Joshua (@_alex_joshua) December 26, 2018

Oh no, they’re going to find out the Queen is a wealthy hereditary monarch https://t.co/bzo8y4Cmfp

— Josh Barro (@jbarro) December 26, 2018

She’s the Queen. She has many Palaces. And staff. And have you seen her crown?
She’s not ‘one of us’...and yet she brings us all together. https://t.co/1xLb8xa0ZA

— Susanna Reid (@susannareid100) December 26, 2018

Next year she should do it in a SOLID GOLD HAT. https://t.co/XrtInWDEKi

— Paul Lang (@rudemrlang) December 26, 2018

This is so ridiculous, on Boxing Day just like the rest of us the Royal Family eat leftover gold piano sandwiches https://t.co/CwRyCGy9a7

— tom jamieson (@jamiesont) December 26, 2018

reflecting on the last year, my biggest regret is that my giant ornate gold piano was stolen. If I could find who did it, I'd give them a piece of my mind

— David O'Doherty (@phlaimeaux) December 26, 2018