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dated December 27, 1958: Commonwealth unity

Queen Elizabeth, in her Christmas Day message to the Commonwealth on December 25, praised the “great co-operative effort” these countries had been making to raise standards of living. “The genius of scientists, inventors and engineers can make life more comfortable and prosperous”, she went on. “But throughout history the spiritual and intellectual aspirations of mankind have been inspired by prophets and dreamers, philosophers, men of ideas and poets, artists in paint, sculpture and music, the whole company who challenge and encourage or who entertain and give pleasure.”

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