Yahoo News Princess Eugenie and Sarah Ferguson respond to Queen's moving coronavirus speech
On Sunday night the Queen spoke to the nation in a live broadcast, telling people at home, “We will succeed and better days will come.”
The speech was celebrated on social media, while the Queen's granddaughter Princess Eugenie and her mother Sarah Ferguson also thanked her publicly on their own Instagram accounts. Eugenie appears to be isolating with her parents after a picture was shared of her and mother Sarah Ferguson at Royal Lodge.
Princess Eugenie, who is allowed to have a personal Instagram as she is not a working royal, shared a still image from the Queen’s broadcast.
She wrote, “Thank you for your words, they bring us together and unite us in our effort to overcome.”
She shared one of the most moving lines from the speech, writing, “We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.”
A post shared by Princess Eugenie (@princesseugenie) on Apr 5, 2020 at 12:20pm PDT
The princess also shared an Instagram story promoting a video of the Queen’s speech, which was published on the Royal Family’s official Instagram account.
Princess Eugenie’s mother, Sarah Ferguson, shared similar sentiments.
Ferguson wrote on Instagram, “Her Majesty’s words touched my core and inspired us to never give up. To unite as we have before. To never forget the British humour and to remember...”
A post shared by Sarah Ferguson (@sarahferguson15) on Apr 5, 2020 at 12:26pm PDT
“We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again,” she finished.
She also shared a picture of the Royal Standard, a flag used by Queen Elizabeth.
Queen Elizabeth’s speech was broadcast on Sunday night at 8pm, following increasing numbers of confirmed coronavirus cases and related deaths.
Hours later, it was announced that Prime Minister Boris Johnson had been admitted to hospital for persisting coronavirus symptoms.
As of Saturday, it was reported there are 47,806 confirmed UK cases and 4,934 coronavirus-related deaths.
