Although it’s very early, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. 2022 has been a wonderful year, moving from lockdown back to international performances as far away as Mongolia. I was moved to be able to sing for Second World War veterans again in Normandy and the Netherlands, at British, American, French, Dutch and German ceremonies. I sang in Lourdes for the international military pilgrimage, for 25,000 people, which after the lockdown pattern of socially-distanced audiences and live streams was deeply moving. Mongolia was perhaps the highlight of the year, singing for the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation together with a choir children from the Blue Skies Ger Village. Please, if you have a moment, consider supporting the foundation.

I am about to go on maternity leave and should be back at work in the New Year. I wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy 2023.