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| Christmas at Windsor Castle. Image source: Screen shot from Youtube. |
"At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of
togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother and
a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors
from afar. They came with their gifts to worship the Christ child." – Queen Elizabeth II
"For many, Christmas is also a time for coming together. But
for others, service will come first." – Queen
Elizabeth II
"One of the joys of living a long life is watching one's
children, then grandchildren, then great-grandchildren, help decorate the
Christmas tree." – Queen Elizabeth II,
2015
"There's an old saying that 'it is better to light a candle
than curse the darkness.' There are millions of people lighting candles of hope
in our world today. Christmas is a good time to be thankful for them, and for
all that brings light to our lives." – Queen
Elizabeth II, 2015
"The festival which we all know as Christmas is, above
all, the festival of peace and of the home. Among all free peoples the love of
peace is profound, for this alone gives security to the home." – King George VI, 1939
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| Christmas Tree outside Buckingham Palace. Image: Wikimedia |
"Though we live in hard and critical times, Christmas
is — and always will be — the time when we can count our blessings . . . I
myself have every cause for deep thankfulness, for not only — by the grace of
God and through the faithful skill of my doctors, surgeons, and nurses — have I
come through my illness, but I have learned once again that it is in bad times
that we value most highly the support and sympathy of our friends." – King George VI, 1951
"It's a very different experience at Christmas, having a
family of your own. It'd be nice if we got a white Christmas because we haven't
had one in many years," – Prince William,
Duke of Cambridge
"A parcel of any shape or form has never been safe with
me and I fear that William has also picked up this dreadful habit from his
mother, as I find wrapping paper undone in the most extraordinary places!"
– Diana, Princess of Wales, 1985
"I can remember being at Sandringham for the first time
at Christmas, and I was worried what to give the Queen as her Christmas present
. . . I thought back to what would I give my own grandparents. And I thought,
'I'll make her something.' Which could have gone horribly wrong. But I decided
to make my granny's recipe of chutney. I was slightly worried about it, but I
noticed the next day that it was on the table." – Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, 2011
"Having all the generations of my family together at
Christmas is my favorite part of the season. It's a time of year that is about
being with people you love, great food, and loads of games to play. Christmas
takes on a new magic when you have children. Mia will share this Christmas with
lots of her cousins, some very close in age to her, and I think this year will
be the one when she really starts to understand it all." – Zara Tindall, 2015
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