‘Christmas Can Be Hard’: Queen Pays Tribute to ‘Beloved’ Philip in Emotional Speech

SEASONS GREETINGS

‘Life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings,’ she said in a stunning Christmas Day speech.

European Editor at Large

Published Dec. 25 2021 10:59AM EST

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The queen paid tribute to her late husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, in an emotional Christmas speech Saturday, saying that despite there being “one familiar laugh missing this year, there will be joy in Christmas.”

The queen’s comments came on a difficult Christmas Day for many families in the U.K.,

Tom Sykes

European Editor at Large

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‘Christmas Can Be Hard’: Queen Pays Tribute to ‘Beloved’ Philip in Emotional Speech

‘Life, of course, consists of final partings as well as first meetings,’ she said in a stunning Christmas Day speech.

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