Queen Elizabeth Makes Rare Televised Address amid 'Increasingly Challenging' Coronavirus Pandemic
paid tribute to healthcare workers and praised everyone who is making great changes to their lives amid the coronavirus pandemic.
“I want to thank everyone on the NHS front line, as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles, who selflessly continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all. I am sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times,” she added.
“The pride in who we are is not a part of our past, it defines our present and our future. The moments when the United Kingdom has come together to applaud its care and essential workers will be remembered as an expression of our national spirit; and its symbol will be the rainbows drawn by children,” she continued.
“While we have faced challenges before, this one is different,” she added. “This time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. We will succeed – and that success will belong to every one of us.”“We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again,” she said.
The Queen has only made a few similar addresses to the nation and the wider world during her 68-year reign . Her past televised speeches occurred most famously on the eve of the funeral of
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