'This year, Easter will be different for many of us, but by keeping apart we keep others safe.' 9News
making church services impossible, the Queen has delivered what is believed to be her first Easter address.
"This year, Easter will be different for many of us, but by keeping apart we keep others safe," the Queen said in the speech, recorded at Windsor Castle on Good Friday.Queen Elizabeth II addresses the nation in a special broadcast to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth in relation to the Coronavirus outbreak at Windsor Castle on April 5, 2020 in Windsor, England.
The monarch said just as the discovery of the risen Christ gave his followers new hope and fresh purpose, all can take heart from this message."As dark as death can be – particularly for those suffering with grief – light and life are greater.
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