Sunday, April 5, 2020
Queen Elizabeth II made a televised appearance this Sunday, dressed in green, the color of hope, the monarch thanked the efforts of citizens to follow the measures that have been taken to slow down the spread of the virus and the effort of all toilets and other essential workers. The queen has recognized the difficulty of the times we live in and has invited citizens to maintain “the discipline, good humor and camaraderie that characterize this country” “Every hour of work,” she said, “brings us closer to returning to The normality”
In her speech she sent a message of union and hope, “We are fighting together against this disease and if we continue united and determined we will overcome it,” said the 93-year-old sovereign. “Although we have faced challenges before, this one is different; This time we unite with all the nations of the Earth in a common effort, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. We will achieve it, that achievement will be for each one of us” she said.
She recalled the times of the Second World War and, in particular, her first radio address on October 13, 1940 (almost 12 years before ascending the throne), in which, also from Windsor, she addressed “children who had evacuated from their homes », children who had had to migrate to other countries because of the Second World War. “Today, once again, many will suffer a painful separation from their loved ones. But now, as much as then, we know, deep down, that this is what we should do” she stressed.
And she ended up invoking the words of Vera Lynn’s song ‘We’ll Meet Again’ (‘we will meet again’), which became a symbol during World War II. “We will meet again,” she said emphatically. “The best days will come again.” «We will be with our friends again; We will be with our families again; We will see us again”.
During her nearly seven decades of reign (68 years), Isabel II has reserved her televised speeches for moments of particular importance, beyond her annual Christmas speech. She had addressed the nation in this format for the last time in 2012, celebrating the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne, and earlier in 2002, after the death of the Queen Mother; in 1997, after the death of Princess Diana of Wales, and in 1991, during the Gulf War.