The King’s Christmas speech has evoked the spirit of the war, pushing people to “get to know our neighbors” and encouraging communities to unite in a world growing more divided.
In his customary speech, which was recorded in Westminster Abbey, he commemorated the 80th anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day this year and urged us to “never lose sight” of the principles that “communities came together in the face of such great challenge.
Speaking in the historic Lady Chapel of the monastery, the King also praised the “spontaneous bravery” of those who responded to crises like the Australian attack on Bondi Beach. A carol was performed by a Ukrainian chorus, many of whom were in the UK due to the conflict. King Charles quoted poet T.S. Eliot about seeking the “still point of the turning world” and called for peace as “our world seems to spin ever faster” in the address.
This was a reference to the social effects of modern technology on communities, according to a royal assistant, and to people considering a “digital detox. The King used a chapel in the monastery to discuss life’s “pilgrimage” and lessons for the present day in the second-year message, which was delivered outside a royal residence.
He discussed the value of fostering community cohesion and healing divisions in front of Christmas trees that had been used for the Princess of Wales’s carol concert at the Abbey.
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