This year’s Christmas message of Her Majesty The Queen focused
on “inspiration,” urging millions of Britons to “take a deep breath” to face
the “world’s big problems” after a tumultuous political year that was 2016. In fact, the word “inspire” and its derivates appeared 10
times as the Queen highlights UK’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes, and those
from the Commonwealth. The Queen, however, made no mention of Brexit, however,
her carefully coded message aims at telling her subjects to stay calm amidst
the Brexit’s uncertainty.
“When people face a challenge they sometimes talk about
taking a deep breath to find courage or strength. In fact, the word ‘inspire’ literally
means ‘to breathe in’,” she said.
She also mentioned that inspiring others does not
necessarily mean doing great things.
“To be inspirational you don’t have to save lives or win
medals. I often draw strength from meeting ordinary people doing extraordinary
things: volunteers, carers, community organisers and good neighbours; unsung
heroes whose quiet dedication makes them special,” Her Majesty said.
She also emphasized “small acts of goodness” mentioning Mother, now Saint, Teresa of
Calcutta, as saying: “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things
with great love.”
Queen Elizabeth II has been doing a Christmas broadcast
every year since she inherited the throne in 1952, except in 1969, a busy year
when Prince of Wales was invested as Prince of Wales.
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