The Queen, 93, urged the country to "remain united and resolute" in a rare televised message on Sunday night, which was watched by 23 million people. And an Express.co.uk poll has found that 64 percent of respondents feel more reassured after watching the monarch’s speech.
Just 34 percent said they did not, while two percent did not know.
Commenting on the poll, one reader wrote: “She brings some sort of order to what seems chaos and nobody does it better. Long may she reign over us.”
The head of state’s address, which was filmed at Windsor Castle where she is social distancing, is only the fourth of her reign.
The Queen thanked NHS staff, care workers and others carrying out essential roles.
She said: "I also want to thank those of you who are staying at home, thereby helping to protect the vulnerable and sparing many families the pain already felt by those who have lost loved ones.
"Together we are tackling this disease, and I want to reassure you that if we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it."
The Queen also turned to her own experiences, describing how in 1940 she gave her first radio broadcast to evacuated children after being sent to Windsor Castle with her sister Princess Margaret during the Blitz.
She said: "It reminds me of the very first broadcast I made, in 1940, helped by my sister.
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“We, as children, spoke from here at Windsor to children who had been evacuated from their homes and sent away for their own safety.
"Today, once again, many will feel a painful sense of separation from their loved ones. But now, as then, we know, deep down, that it is the right thing to do."
The monarch went on to reference the words of Dame Vera Lynn’s World War Two song We'll Meet Again, saying: "We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again."
The address to the nation has received widespread support.
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Royal expert Joe Little said the speech was a "calming message at a time of crisis”.
Royal author Penny Junor said the Queen had shown the country she is "with us in this dark hour”.
Zara Tindall said she was "very proud" of her grandmother’s address.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain, she said: "Obviously, we're very proud and what she said is completely, 100 percent what the country needed.
"I hope everyone listens and we can try and get back to normal and, as we're trying to do today, support our NHS as much as we can."
In an Instagram post, Princess Eugenie said: “Thank you for your words, they bring us together and unite us in our effort to overcome.”
And Prince Andrew’s ex-wife Sarah Ferguson said the monarch’s words “touched her core”.
The Duchess of York wrote on social media: “Her Majesty’s words touched my core and inspired us to never give up. To unite as we have before. To never forget the British humour and to remember... We should take comfort that while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.”
It comes as Buckingham Palace said the Queen was being kept informed by Downing Street about Boris Johnson’s condition after he was moved to intensive care.
The Prime Minister was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in London on Sunday due to suffering coronavirus symptoms for 10 days.
There have been 51,608 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the UK, with the death toll at 5,373.
Express.co.uk polled 1,813 people on April 6.
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