TheQueen'sChristmasBroadcast202024December2020EveryyearweheraldthecomingofChristmasbyturningonthelights.Andlightdoesmorethancreateafestivemood一lightbringshope.ForChristians,Jesusis‘thelightoftheworld',butwecan'tcelebratehisbirthtodayinquitetheusualway.Peopleofallfaithshavebeenunabletogatherastheywouldwishfortheirfestivals,suchasPassover,Easter,Eid,andVaisakhi.Butweneedlifetogoon.Lastmonth,fireworkslituptheskyaroundWindsor,asHindus,SikhsandJainscelebratedDiwali,thefestivaloflights,providingjoyousmomentsofhopeandunity-despitesocialdistancing.Remarkably,ayearthathasnecessarilykeptpeopleaparthas,inmanyways,broughtuscloser.AcrosstheCommonwealth,myfamilyandIhavebeeninspiredbystoriesofpeoplevolunteeringintheircommunities,helpingthoseinneed.IntheUnitedKingdomandaroundtheworld,peoplehaverisenmagnificentlytothechallengesoftheyear,andIamsoproudandmovedbythisquiet,indomitablespirit.ToouryoungpeopleinparticularIsaythankyouforthepartyouhaveplayed.Thisyear,wecelebratedInternationalNurses'Day,onthe200thanniversaryofthebirthofFlorenceNightingale.AswithothernursingpioneerslikeMarySeacole,FlorenceNightingaleshonealampofhopeacrosstheworld.Today,ourfront-lineservicesstillshinethatlampforus一supportedbytheamazingachievementsofmodernscienee-andweowethemadebtofgratitude.Wecontinuetobeinspiredbythekindnessofstrangersanddrawcomfortthat一evenonthedarkestnights一thereishopeinthenewdawn.JesustouchedonthiswiththeparableoftheGoodSamaritan.Themanwhoisrobbedandleftattheroadsideissavedbysomeonewhodidnotsharehisreligionorculture.Thiswonderfulstoryofkindnessisstillasrelevanttoday.GoodSamaritanshaveemergedacrosssocietyshowingcareandrespectforall,regardlessofgender,raceorbackground,remindingusthateachoneofusisspecialandequalintheeyesofGod.TheteachingsofChristhaveservedasmyinnerlight,ashasthesenseofpurposewecanfindincomingtogethertoworship.InNovember,wecommemoratedanotherhero一thoughnobodyknowshisname.TheTomboftheUnknownWarriorisn'talargememorial,buteveryoneenteringWestminsterAbbeyhastowalkaroundhisrestingplace,honouringthisunnamedcombatantoftheFirstWorldWar一asymbolof[the]selflessdutyandultimatesacrifice.TheUnknownWarriorwasnotexceptional.That'sthepoint.Herepresentsmillionslikehimwhothroughoutourhistoryhaveputthelivesofothersabovetheirown,andwillbedoingsotoday.Forme,thisisasourceofenduringhopeindifficultandunpredictabletimes.Ofcourse,formany,thistimeofyearwillbetingedwithsadness:somemourningthelossofthosedeartothem,andothersmissingfriendsandfamily-membersdistancedforsafety,whenallthey'dreallywantforChristmasisasimplehugorasqueezeofthehand.Ifyouareamongthem,youarenotalone,andletmeassureyouofmythoughtsandprayers.TheBibletellshowastarappearedinthesky,itslightguidingtheshepherdsandwisementothesceneofJesus'sbirth.LetthelightofChristmas一thespiritofselflessness,loveandaboveallhope一guideusinthetimesahead.ItisinthatspiritthatIwishyouaveryhappyChristmas.（中文译文仅供参考）2020年英国女王伊丽莎白二世圣诞致辞（12月24日）每年，我们都通过亮灯迎接圣诞节到来。光不仅营造节日气氛，还带来希望。对于基督徒而言，耶稣就是“世界之光”，但今天我们无法以通常的方式庆祝他的诞生。任何宗教信仰的人们都不能像他们所期望的那样，在逾越节、复活节、开斋节和维萨基节等节日聚会。但是我们需要生活继续。尽管实施社交隔离，上个月印度教徒、锡克教徒和耆那教徒聚集在温莎周围庆祝排灯节，烟花照亮了天空，带来希望和团结的欢乐时光。了不起的是，尽管这一年让...
