Queen to tell nation to ‘take pride’ in response to pandemic

In televised address on Sunday, monarch will praise Britons for response to Covid-19 and call this generation ‘as strong as any’

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The Queen will praise the nation for its “self-discipline” and “resolve” during the coronavirus pandemic in a rare televised address broadcast on Sunday.

In what is described as a “deeply personal” message, she will reflect on her own experience in other difficult times during the address due to be broadcast at 8pm, which was filmed under strict measures to protect the monarch, who will be 94 this month, and others.

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