U.K.: QUEEN ELIZADETH CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY IN THE FACE OF BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES DURING HER CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
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U.K.: QUEEN ELIZADETH CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY IN THE FACE OF BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES DURING HER CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
- Title: U.K.: QUEEN ELIZADETH CALLS FOR NATIONAL UNITY IN THE FACE OF BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC DIFFICULTIES DURING HER CHRISTMAS MESSAGE.
- Date: 18th December 1974
- Summary: 1. SV Queen seated at table 2.27 "Here in Britain, from where so many people of the Commonwealth came, we hear a great deal about our troubles, about discord and dissension, and about the uncertainty of our future. Perhaps we make to much of what is wrong and too little of what is right. The trouble with gloom is that it feeds upon itself, and depression causes more depression. There are, indeed, real dangers and there are real fears, and we will never overcome them if we turn against each other with angry accusations. We may hold different points of view, but it is at times of stress and difficulty that we most need to remember that we have much more in common than there is dividing us. We have the lessons of history to show that the British people have survived may a desperate situation when they acted together. People in a crowd may seem oblivious of each other. Yet, if you look at your neighbors, you will see other people with worries and difficulties probably greater than your own. It is time to recognise that, in the end, we all depend upon each other. In times of doubt and anxiety, the attitude people show in their daily lives, in their homes, and in their work are of supreme importance. It is by acting in this spirit that every man, woman and child can help and make a difference. In Britain, I'm sure it could make all the difference. We are an inventive and tenacious people, and the comradeship of adversity brings out the best in us. And we have great resources, not just these of character but in our industry and trade, in our farms, and in the seas around our shores. My message today is one of encouragement and hope. Christmas on this side of the equator comes at the darkest time of the year. But we can look forward hopefully to lengthening days and the returning sun. The first Christmas came at a time that was dark and threatening. But from it came the light of the world. I wish you all a happy Christmas." Initials BB/1550 TH/AW/BB/1530 EDITORS: PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS FILM IS ONLY SERVICED TO YOU SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING EMBARGO FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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