Britain gets a glimpse of Queen Elizabeth II in Christmas message

The speech is one of the few she writes without government advice. As she is also head of the Church of England, there’s often a religious thread. She also typically reflects on current events. In recent years, in her own uncontroversial way, she has touched on everything from the pandemic to a fatal fire at a London apartment complex to the “bumpy” year of 2019, which was dominated by Brexit turbulence.