“Better Days Will Return” – Queen Elizabeth II

In a rare televised address, Queen Elizabeth II urged the people to rise to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, reminding everyone that “better days will return”.

“While we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.

Speaking in a pre-recorded video, the 93-year old monarch called for unity during this incredibly challenging time.

“Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it.”

In what was only the fifth televised address of her 68-year reign,

The Queen heaped praise on the frontline working battling COVID-19.

“I want to thank everyone on the NHS (National Health Service) front line, as well as care workers and those carrying out essential roles, who selflessly continue their day-to-day duties outside the home in support of us all. I am sure the nation will join me in assuring you that what you do is appreciated and every hour of your hard work brings us closer to a return to more normal times.”

She also thanked those who were staying at home.

Her Majesty concluded her message to the nation – the fifth televised address of her 68-year reign, by again requesting for unity.

“This time we join with all nations across the globe in a common endeavour, using the great advances of science and our instinctive compassion to heal. We will succeed — and that success will belong to every one of us.”

Queen Elizabeth and her 98-year-old husband, Prince Philip, are currently staying at Windsor Castle.

To date, the United Kingdom has recorded more than 48,000 cases of COVID-19. Meanwhile, coronavirus-related death in the UK is nearly 5,000, the fourth-highest recorded in the world.