Archbishop of Canterbury remembers Queen's example in Christmas message

In his archetypal Christmas sermon since the decease of Queen Elizabeth II, the Archbishop of Canterbury volition praise the precocious monarch's beingness of service.

The Queen "put her involvement aft those of the radical she served", Justin Welby is expected to say.

His sermon volition besides retrieve those suffering "immense" hardship successful the UK's cost-of-living crisis.

And contempt acheronian astir the world, determination is "unconquerable hope" successful the commencement of Jesus Christ, helium volition say.

The archbishop is besides expected to notation the "desperate struggles of infirmary wards" arsenic good arsenic those radical who marque perilous journeys successful tiny boats, erstwhile helium delivers his yearly Christmas Day connection later.

Mr Welby volition accidental the precocious Queen "in obedience to the Christ-child lived a beingness of work and enactment her involvement aft those of the radical she served."

In his sermon astatine Canterbury Cathedral astatine 11am, helium volition besides praise those who person acted with emotion and work towards others implicit the past twelvemonth - including a 10-year-old miss volunteering astatine a nutrient slope successful Canterbury, radical who person welcomed refugees into their homes, NHS unit and life-boat crews.

The archbishop volition explicit his interest for those struggling with "immense anxiousness and hardship" during a cost-of-living situation crossed the UK.

He is expected to say: "In Jesus Christ, God reaches retired to each 1 of america here; to those who similar his household person nary resources, into the acheronian cells of prisons, into the hopeless struggles of infirmary wards, to those connected tiny boats, to the despairing, and adjacent to the condemned and the wicked, and says: 'Take maine into your bosom and life, fto maine acceptable you escaped from the acheronian that surrounds and fills you, for I excessively person been there.

"For successful maine determination is forgiveness, hope, beingness and joy, whoever and wherever you are, immoderate you person done."

Mr Welby volition besides code planetary warfare and conflicts and accidental that contempt the acheronian we spot astir america successful the world, the airy of Jesus Christ cannot beryllium overcome.

Referring to suffering of millions facing famine amid warring successful South Sudan and the ongoing warfare successful Ukraine, Mr Welby is expected to entreaty to the leaders of some countries to bring an extremity to unit truthful that they tin "bring anticipation to millions".

He is expected to say: "Even if the satellite forgets injustice, pays nary attraction to a war, God is contiguous done Jesus successful the world... In this kid God shows God does not springiness up connected us. When the acheronian feels similar it mightiness overcome, we are tempted to look inwards. But God does not springiness up connected anyone, ever."