Prime Minister Boris Johnson has wished Wales a happy St David's Day, saying it is "Wales and the Welsh who make the UK what it is today."
Mr Johnson gave a video message as Wales marked its patron saint today, March 1, urging everyone to "take the opportunity to celebrate Wales and her people" and racking off a few of the country's most idyllic spots including Anglesey's coastline and Monmouthshire's mountains. It comes as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge William and Kate pay a visit to Wales to mark the occasion.
Wishing a "Dydd Gwyl Dewi Hapus to everyone who's celebrating today", Mr Johnson said: "Maybe you're proud to call Wales your home. Maybe you're spending time in exile so that you can come back to Wales and be able to love her more. Maybe you just happen to think there are a few things in life finer than a pint of Brains, a rack of Gower salt marsh lamb, and the sight of Alun Wyn Jones in full flight.
"All matters is that today, St David's Day, we all take the opportunity to celebrate Wales and her people - from the stunning coastlines of Ynys Mon that I had the pleasure of visiting myself recently, to the majestic mountains of Monmouthshire, to the thriving buzzing 21st-Century cities."
Mr Johnson called Wales a "nation of high tech cutting edge industries, top tier universities and a host of everything from the Ashes to NATO summits to the Hay Festival," also saying it was the home of Doctor Who.
"In short it is Wales and the Welsh who make the UK what it is today. And as Prime Minister, it gives me great pleasure wish you all a very happy St David's Day. Diolch," he added.
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