Корона / Рождественское обращения короля Георга VI за 1951 год

As I speak to you today I would like to wish you, wherever you may be, a happy Christmas. Though we live in hard and critical times Christmas is, and always will be, a time when we can and should count our blessings - the blessings of home, the blessings of happy family gatherings, and the blessing of the hopeful message of Christmas. I myself have every cause for deep thankfulness, for not only - by the grace of God and through the faithful skill of my doctors, surgeons and nurses - have I come through my illness, but I have learned once again that it is in bad times that we value most highly the support and sympathy of our friends. From my peoples in these islands and in the British Commonwealth and Empire as well as from many other countries this support and sympathy has reached me and I thank you now from my heart. I trust that you yourselves realise how greatly your prayers and good wishes have helped and are helping me in my recovery. It has been a great disappointment to the Queen and myself that we