Follow lockdown to keep others safe, says Queen in first Easter address
The monarch’s pre-recorded speech offered support to those marking Easter privately and the wider country.
The Queen has stressed the importance of maintaining the coronavirus lockdown during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, saying “by keeping apart we keep others safe”.
With the Covid-19 outbreak making church services impossible, the Queen has delivered what is believed to be her first Easter address, which had the resolute message: “We know that coronavirus will not overcome us.”
The Queen’s pre-recorded speech offered support to those marking Easter privately and the wider country, and she said: “But Easter isn’t cancelled; indeed, we need Easter as much as ever.”
It ended on a positive note: “May the living flame of the Easter hope be a steady guide as we face the future.”
The speech came after the Queen’s televised address to the nation last Sunday when she said by remaining united the country would overcome the virus, and told those in lockdown “we will meet again”.
The messages illustrate the importance of the head of the nation appearing at times of crisis to rally the country and keep up morale.
