Queen Elizabeth offered a particularly personal message on Saturday for her annual Christmas Day address, her first since the death of her husband, Prince Philip.
The address led with footage of Elizabeth and Philip through the decades and a voiceover snippet from the Queen’s speech on their golden wedding anniversary in 1997. In it, she called her husband, who died in April at the age of 99, her “strength and stay.”
“Although it’s a time of great happiness and good cheer for many, Christmas can be hard for those who have lost loved ones. This year, especially, I understand why,” the Queen
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