The effect was to make his heavily scarred face look more twisted and contorted than ever, but it was nevertheless good to know that he ever did anything as friendly as smile.
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.
I know you would rather be on campus and I wish you could be here, but I'm glad we can all do our part to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 and stay healthy.
And we celebrated the moment four weeks ago when the team working alongside the Iraqi authorities began to exhume mass graves and identify the victims remains.
Having William by my side is a great source of comfort and reassurance, too, as is the love, support and kindness that has been shown by so many of you.