'We are still a nation that those brave soldiers, sailors and airmen would recognize and admire,' the monarch said.
Street parties initially planned to mark the day were canceled to maintain social distancing. Instead, people were encouraged to sing the WWII-era song “We’ll Meet Again” from their front doors and windows in a nationwide singalong. The song offered hope to many on the front lines during the war.Milly, 7, and Noah, 10, watch the queen's address from their home in Hertford, England.
She later enlisted in the war effort, serving as a mechanic for the women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, and stood along with her father and other members of the royal family at the balcony of Buckingham Palace when huge crowds gathered to mark the war's end in Europe. Fighting with Japan would continue in the Pacific theater until Aug. 14, 1945, when an armistice was declared.She told the millions of people on lockdown in Britain and throughout the Commonwealth that “better days will return."
She had also invoked “We’ll Meet Again” by saying: “We will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.” It was only the fifth time during her 68-year reign that the queen made a special broadcast, with the last one being in 2012 for her diamond jubilee. She also addressed the nation in 2002 after the death of the queen mother, ahead of Princess Diana's funeral in 1997, and during the Persian Gulf War in 1991.Princess Charlotte helped to pack up and deliver food packages for isolated seniors last month.Other royals have also stepped up during the coronavirus lockdown.
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