OTTAWA -- With many people spending Christmas apart from their friends and family, after a year of COVID-19 pandemic challenges, Prince William and Kate say wishing a 鈥渕erry鈥� Christmas 鈥渄oesn鈥檛 feel right this year.鈥�
The royal family are with those who are spending Christmas alone, mourning the loss of a loved one, or who are on the front line of the coronavirus fight 鈥渟till mustering the energy to put your own lives on hold to look after the rest of us,鈥� in posts on Kensington royal social media pages.
鈥淲ishing a merry Christmas doesn鈥檛 feel right this year, so instead we鈥檙e wishing for a better 2021,鈥� the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge continued, going on to list support services for those who are struggling.
Similarly, Prince Charles and Camilla : 鈥淲ishing you all a happy Christmas and here鈥檚 to a better New Year!鈥�
Amid concerns about a new coronavirus variant found in the U.K., that country and many others around the world are spending the holiday season under various degrees of public health restrictions including limits on gatherings, to try to limit the spread of COVID-19.
