In the notes after Christmas, we were talking about the way individual lives and groups slowly evolve over time into societies and nations and History.
Handily, two kings have broadcast their pre-prepared Christmas propaganda messages to their respective countries over the holidays, so we can see what each thought worthy of note and which concepts or events they wished to attempt to embed in their nation’s collective psyche. Between all the royal PR lines, perhaps we might even glimpse a hint of how each man sees his own role as head of state, as leader of all, in that place.
Two Kings and two Christmas speeches