Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leaves Parliament after her speech for the State Opening of Parliament in London, on December 3, 2008.LONDON - Queen Elizabeth will stress the value of harmony and reconciliation in her Christmas message this year, Buckingham Palace said on Tuesday, after a year in which the tortuous Brexit process aggravated deep divisions in Britain.
There was no indication of whether the Queen will mention more painful aspects of 2019 for the royal family, particularly the furore over her son Prince Andrew's links to disgraced U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein. That was how she described 1992, when three of her children's marriages - including that of Prince Charles to Princess Diana - collapsed and a fire severely damaged her Windsor Castle home.In Tuesday's extracts, the Queen said of D-Day:"For the 75th anniversary of that decisive battle, in a true spirit of reconciliation, those who had formerly been sworn enemies came together in friendly commemorations either side of the Channel, putting past differences behind them ...
On reconciliation, she talks of"how small steps taken in faith and in hope can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding ..."
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