“Together we are tackling this disease. If we remain united and resolute, we will overcome it,' says Queen Elizabeth
used a rare televised address to the U.K. on Sunday evening to rally the nation as it battles one of the worst healthcare crises in its history.
“The pride in who we are is not a part of our past; it defines our present and our future. The moments when the U.K. has come together to applaud its care and essential workers will be remembered as a symbol of our national spirit.” Her speech was pre-recorded from Windsor by a single cameraperson wearing protective gear. It comes as the U.K. registers 4,934 deaths, with a spike of 621 deaths between Saturday and Sunday. The nation has reported close to 48,000 positive cases ofWhile the monarch typically delivers a televised Christmas Day message every year, Sunday’s speech marked only the fifth time the Queen has delivered such a message during a national crisis in her 68-year reign.
Prince Charles has made a recovery after showing mild symptoms and going into self-isolation at his Scottish residence, calling the experience a “strange” and “frustrating” ordeal. I hope in the years to come everyone will be able to take pride in how they responded to this challenge. And those who come after us will say the Britons of this generation were as strong as any. That the attributes of self-discipline, of quiet good-humoured resolve and of fellow-feeling still characterise this country. The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our present and our future.
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