The 94-year-old monarch addressed the United Kingdom in a message broadcast on Saturday evening ahead of Easter Sunday this weekend
“As darkness falls on the Saturday before Easter Day, many Christians would normally light candles together.
“It’s a way of showing how the good news of Christ’s resurrection has been passed on from the first Easter by every generation until now. And the royal - who also addressed the nation last week in a message solely about the coronavirus pandemic - insisted “light” will prevail despite the current “dark” times.
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