MOST of the country sat in front of the TV on Sunday evening (March 5) to watch the Queen deliver a speech to the nation in the midst of the coronavirus lockdown.
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The Queen gave a message of hope, saying if we “remain united and resolute” in the face of the coronavirus outbreak “we will overcome it”.
The head of state warned the country, in lockdown for almost two weeks and with thousands dead after contracting Covid-19, that it “may have more still to endure”.
But she echoed the words of Forces’ sweetheart Dame Vera Lynne’s Second World War anthem, when she said “we will meet again”.
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We asked The Reading Chronicle readers if they watched the rare event, and what they thought.
Of 149 votes on The Chronicle's Facebook page, 106 responded to say they had 'of course' watched the speech.
The remaining 43 opted for 'No, why would I?'
Simon Ball commented: "I thought it was very comforting in these tough times", while Sarah Maskell echoed this view: "Great speech. Very comforting."
Not all readers were pleased with the one-off speech though.
Martin Pearcey commented: "pointless" and Paul Harris called for the monarchy to be 'abolished'.
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