Britain’s King Charles highlighted the importance of unity in diversity in his annual Christmas Day message yesterday, as wars and tensions put communities around the world under strain.
“With the great diversity of our communities, we can find the strength to ensure that right triumphs over wrong,” Charles, 77, said in his fourth annual broadcast since becoming monarch.
“As I meet people of different faiths, I find it enormously encouraging to hear how much we have in common, a shared longing for peace and a deep respect for all life.”
Charles spoke of “journeying” and the importance of showing kindness to people on the move – themes that resonate at a time of intense public concern over migration around the world.
His message, delivered from Westminster Abbey where monarchs have been crowned since William the Conqueror in 1066, came at the end of a year marked by tensions in the royal family.
The king’s words were followed by a performance by a Ukrainian choir, wearing traditional Ukrainian “vyshyvanka” embroidered shirts, and the London-based Royal Opera Chorus.
In his Christmas Day broadcast – a tradition dating back to 1932 – Charles praised military veterans and aid workers for their courage in adversity, saying they gave him hope.
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