The queen will quote from the Bible’s Gospel of St John while describing the Christmas period as “a time to remember all that we have to be thankful for,” according to extracts released in advance by Buckingham Palace.
“It is true that the world has had to confront moments of darkness this year, but the Gospel of John contains a verse of great hope, often read at Christmas carol services: ‘The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it,'” she will say.
A total of 130 people were killed in the November 13 attacks in the French capital, while this year has also seen a string of mass casualty attacks in countries including Nigeria, Syria and Iraq.
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