Published 20:12 IST, November 25th 2020
'Father Christmas will be delivering presents': UK PM assures kids asking about Santa
“Father Christmas will be parking his sleigh and delivering presents this Christmas,” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote in reply to kid's adorable letter.
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An eight-year-old’s orable letter to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking wher Far Christmas [Santa Claus] will be able to deliver Christmas presents this year due to coronavirus pandemic has left internet in awe. A child named Monti scribbled an inquiry to PM, saying, “Dear Mr. Johnson, I understand you’re very busy but can you and scientists please talk about this?” Johnson took to his official Twitter handle to revert to kid, and many or kids that he said h written “similar kinds of letters”. Alongside child’s letter drafted incently on a tebook p, UK PM shared an officially signed statement that re, Santa will pack his sleigh and deliver presents this Christmas, assuring kids across UK in an update from 10 Downing Street.
“Dear Mr. Johnson, I am eight years old and I was wondering if you and Government h thought about Santa coming this Christmas,” re content of letter posted by child Monti. As UK entered three-tier restrictions despite festivities due to rampant COVID-19 second wave surge, UK PM assured children that Far Christmas will still be able to travel without restrictions and work as usual. Citing his team of health experts, Johnson said that he h spoken with rth Pole Santa, and Rudolph and or reindeer are “rey and raring to go”. Johnson was responding to 8-year-old’s question that if he h put hand sanitizers by cookies, “can he [Santa Claus] come?”
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Hand sanitizer 'excellent idea'
In letter to Monti, UK PM said, “Dear Monti, many thanks for your letter which raises very important question of wher Far Christmas will be able to deliver presents this year in spite of coronavirus.” He ded, that chief medical officer has asked to tell that Santa will be on his way, “provided Far Christmas behaves in his usual responsible way and works quickly and safely, re are risks to your health or his.” Furr appreciating kid’s initiative of keeping hand sanitizers available, Johnson said, “Leaving hand sanitizer by cookies is an excellent idea to help prevent spre of virus – and using it yourself, and washing your hands regularly, is exactly kind of thing which will get you and your friends on nice list.” Johnson wished kid “a very merry Christmas” and thanked him for letter.
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20:14 IST, November 25th 2020