The Queen uses her annual Christmas message for 2019 to acknowledge a 'quite bumpy' path during a turbulent year for both the monarchy and the United Kingdom. Instead of addressing the difficulties her family faced in 2019, as well as the issues of Brexit, she cites the example of Jesus and 'how small steps taken in faith and in hope' could often overcome 'long-held differences'. She commends young people for taking action on the climate crisis and 'protecting our environment', and says 'it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change'