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The Queen Isabel II He tried to overcome the spirits of the British, very affected by the coronavirus pandemic, remembering that you should never “lose the hope”, in a speech broadcast on Friday, the day of commemoration of May 8, 1945.
“At first the prospects seemed bleak, the distant departure, the uncertain outcome,” said the queen, recalling World War II.
“But we continue to believe that the cause was just and that conviction (…) sustained us. Never lower your arms, never lose hope, that was the message of the day of Victory in Europe ”.
This speech was recorded at Windsor Castle, some 40 kilometers from London, where the 94-year-old monarch and her husband, Prince Philip, 98, settled when the pandemic began.
The message was broadcast by the BBC at 20:00 GMT, that is, the exact time that his father, King George VI, spoke on the radio in 1945.
This is the Queen’s second television speech during the pandemic, which has already left more than 31,000 dead in the United Kingdom, the second country with the most deaths in the world.
Speaking of soldiers killed in combat, the queen said that “The greatest tribute to their sacrifice is that the countries that were once staunch enemies are now friends, they work together for the peace, health and prosperity of all ”.
This May 8 is an exceptionally festive holiday in the United Kingdom so that the British can celebrate the capitulation of the Nazi regime in front of the allies, 75 years ago.
Due to the pandemic, the celebrations were canceled and the British were invited to commemorate the event in their homes and above all to sing the song that served to cheer up the troops, “We’ll meet again”.
At 10:00 GMT, the population was silent for two minutes after a RAF display in the London sky.
Despite the absence of a parade, “our streets are not empty, they are full of love and the care we have for each other,” said Isabel II.
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