As the year draws to a close the festive period is for many a time of reflection. For the King, delivering his third annual Christmas message, how telling that he chose to honour the kindness and sacrifice of others who have aided both him and the country in testing times. It is both a testament to himself and the way in which he envisages his reign, that positivity will always shine through adversity. In a year where both he and his daughter-in-law, the Princess of Wales, were diagnosed with