Queen Elizabeth’s annual Christmas address brought in an especially large viewership with heartfelt message.
The queen’s message, her second since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, was the first since the passing of Prince Philip, her husband of 73 years.
Neither the queen nor the producers of the official video avoided addressing his absence. The video opened with imagery of the couple before cutting to a framed photo of the two on the queen’s desk. Her remarks began, “[a]lthough it’s a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, Christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. This year, especially, I understand why.”
She continued, “[b]ut for me, in the months since the death of my beloved Philip, I have drawn great comfort from the warmth and affection of the many tributes to his life and work – from around the country, the Commonwealth, and the world. His sense of service, intellectual curiosity, and capacity to squeeze fun out of any situation – were all irrepressible. That mischievous, enquiring twinkle was as bright at the end as when I first set eyes on him.
The video concluded with some pre-recorded singing: “O Little Town of Bethlehem” was this year’s bop. UnlikeThe queen’s Christmas Message is a tradition launched by King George V with a radio broadcast in 1932.
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