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Queen Elizabeth's bumpy path

Queen Elizabeth has acknowledged the "quite bumpy path" of 2019 in her annual Christmas speech, which will air in full on Christmas Day (25.12.19).

Queen Elizabeth's bumpy path

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Queen Elizabeth has acknowledged the "quite bumpy path" of 2019 in her annual Christmas speech.

The 93-year-old monarch's traditional address will air on TV at 3pm on Christmas Day (25.12.19) but in a preview of her remarks - which were recorded in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle - she urged people to take "small steps" to bring everyone closer together.

She said: "...Small steps taken in faith and in hope can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding.

"The path, of course, is not always smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference."

The queen also referenced the 75th anniversary of D-Day this year and how former "sworn enemies" had put the past behind them to mark the occasion.

She said: "In the true spirit of reconciliation, those who had formerly been sworn enemies came together in friendly commemorations . . . putting past differences behind them."

The monarch - who wore a royal blue cashmere dress by her personal dresser Angela Kelly and a diamond and sapphire brooch - was seated behind a number of family photographs featuring those directly involved in the line of succession.

There was a portrait of Prince Charles and his wife, Duchess Camilla, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of his investiture as the Prince of Wales, a group photo of Prince William with his wife Duchess Catherine and their three children, Princes George and Louis and Princess Charlotte, a personal picture of the Queen's husband, Prince Philip - who is currently in hospital - and one of the monarch's late father, King George VI.

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