Christmas Speech

And once again, from our home in England, and the Queen and I send our Christmas greetings and good wishes to each one of you all over. Some of you may join me on board your ships in your aircraft, or as you wait for battle in the jungles of the Pacific Islands along the Akkalian peaks. Some of you may listen

to me as you rest from your work, or as you lie sick or wounded in hospital. To many of you, my word will come as you sit in the quiet of your homes. But where do you may be? Today, of all days and a year, your thoughts will be in distant places and your hats to those

you love. I hope that my words spoken to them and to you may be the bond that joins us all and while the conqueror fell in a few moments on this Christmas day.