'I have been struck by how new generations have brought a ... sense of purpose to issues such as protecting our environment and our climate,' the Queen said in her annual Christmas Day message.
"The challenges many people face today may be different to those once faced by my generation, but I have been struck by how new generations have brought a similar sense of purpose to issues such as protecting our environment and our climate," she said.
The Queen said the Christmas message of peace and goodwill still has relevance today - a comment which follows a year of bitter debates in parliament and the country over Brexit.
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