英国女王圣诞致辞.docx

英国女王圣诞致辞英国女王圣诞致辞英国女王圣诞致辞2012在圣诞来临之际，英国女王伊丽莎白二世于25日发表传统圣诞致词，今年的'圣诞演讲首次以3D形式录制和在电视台上播放，英国女王圣诞致辞。女王在致辞中回顾了伦敦奥运会和女王登基60周年的钻禧庆典。全文如下Thispastyearhasbeenoneofgreatcelebrationformany.TheenthusiasmwhichgreetedtheDiamondJubileewas,ofcourse,especiallymemorableformeandmyfamily.Itwashumblingthatsomanychosetomarktheanniversaryofadutywhichpassedtome60yearsago.Peopleofallagestookthetroubletotakepartinvariouswaysandinmanynations.Butperhapsmoststrikingofallwastowitnessthestrengthoffellowshipandfriendshipamongthosewhohadgatheredtogetherontheseoccasions.PrincePhilipandIwerejoinedbyourfamilyontheRiverThamesaswepaidtributetothosewhohaveshapedtheUnitedKingdom'spastandfutureasamaritimenation,andwelcomedawonderfularrayofcraft,largeandsmall,fromacrosstheCommonwealth.Onthebargesandthebridgesandthebanksoftherivertherewerepeoplewhohadtakentheirplacestocheerthroughthemist,undauntedbytherain.Thatdaytherewasatremendoussenseofcommondeterminationtocelebrate,triumphingovertheelements.ThatsamespiritwasalsoinevidencefromthemomenttheOlympicflamearrivedontheseshores.TheflameitselfdrewhundredsandthousandsofpeopleonitsjourneyaroundtheBritishIsles,andwascarriedbyeverykindofdeservingindividual,manynominatedfortheirownextraordinaryservice.AsLondonhostedasplendidsummerofsport,allthosewhosawtheachievementandcourageattheOlympicandParalympicGameswerefurtherinspiredbytheskill,dedication,trainingandteamworkofourathletes.Inpursuingtheirownsportinggoals,theygavetherestofustheopportunitytosharesomethingoftheexcitementanddrama.Wewerereminded,too,thatthesuccessofthesegreatfestivalsdependedtoanenormousdegreeuponthededicationandeffortofanarmyofvolunteers.Thosepublic-spiritedpeoplecameforwardinthegreattraditionofallthosewhodevotethemselvestokeepingotherssafe,supportedandcomforted.Formany,Christmasisalsoatimeforcomingtogether.Butforothers,servicewillcomefirst.Thoseservinginourarmedforces,inouremergencyservicesandinourhospitals,whosesenseofdutytakesthemawayfromfamilyandfriends,willbemissingthosetheylove.Andthosewhohavelo