King Charles

2022 - 12 - 25

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King Charles' first Christmas speech reflects cost-of-living crisis (BBC News)

He paid tribute to his mother Queen Elizabeth, who is buried in the chapel. The late Queen pioneered the televised royal Christmas Day address, and used what ...

This was a Christmas Day message delivered in a chapel with a choir singing, touching on themes of faith, hope and the importance of serving others. The first televised broadcast was presented by Elizabeth II in 1957. "Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. The Duke of York was also not included. Only "working royals" appeared on screen in the King's broadcast, including the Queen Consort, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Earl of Wessex and the Princess Royal. He spoke of the "great anxiety and hardship" for those struggling to "pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm".

King Charles pays tribute to his mother in his first Christmas ... (CNN)

Britain's King Charles paid a heartfelt tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, in his first Christmas broadcast as monarch on Sunday.

In her final Christmas speech last year, she spoke of “passing the baton” to the next generation. “In the much-loved carol ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ we sing of how ‘in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light.’ My mother’s belief in the power of that light was an essential part of her faith in God, but also her faith in people – and it is one which I share with my whole heart. King Charles’ portrait will appear on notes of £5, £10, £20 and £50. It is a belief in the extraordinary ability of each person to touch, with goodness and compassion, the lives of others, and to shine a light in the world around them,” he said. Speaking in a pre-recorded address from St. King Charles honored the Queen’s legacy throughout his speech, remembering her belief in the power of “everlasting light” and her faith in people to touch the lives of others.

King Charles' first Christmas message as monarch (Reuters)

Britain's King Charles delivered his first Christmas message to the nation since becoming monarch in September after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

"While Christmas is, of course, a Christian celebration, the power of light overcoming darkness is celebrated across the boundaries of faith and belief. "Some years ago, I was able to fulfil a lifelong wish to visit Bethlehem and the Church of the Nativity. The Prince and Princess of Wales recently visited Wales, shining a light on practical examples of this community spirit. We see it in our health and social care professionals, our teachers and, indeed, all those working in public service, whose skills and commitment are at the heart of our communities. "In the much loved carol 'O Little Town of Bethlehem' we sing of how 'in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light'. George at Windsor Castle, so close to where my beloved mother, the late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father.

King Charles pays tribute to those who help others in times of hardship (Financial Times)

King Charles III has paid tribute to charities, community groups and public sector workers helping people “at this time of great anxiety and hardship” as ...

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King Charles highlights cost of living crisis in first Christmas broadcast (The Guardian)

Monarch pays tribute to the volunteers and charity workers helping those in financial difficulty.

For the first time, the Prince and Princess of Wales brought their youngest son, Louis, four, who joined his siblings George, nine, and Charlotte, seven. The Duke of York walked with them as a family member, though he no longer has any public role and is no longer a working royal. But there were no images or references to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The Prince and Princess of Wales were shown on a visit to Swansea. He also praised the volunteers, charity workers, healthcare workers and others who had stepped up to help in times of adversity. “It meant more to me than I can possibly express to stand on that spot where, as the Bible tells us, ‘The light that has come into the world’ was born.”

King Charles salutes late queen, public workers in speech (Politico)

LONDON — King Charles III evoked memories Sunday of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as monarch in a speech ...

“It will be in King Charles’ thoughts about his mother, about her legacy. They included Prince William, Charles’ older son and heir to the throne, and William’s wife, Kate, and the couple’s three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4. Harry and Meghan didn’t appear, nor did Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his honorary military titles and removed as a working royal over his friendship with the notorious U.S. The king and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, led family members to a service at St. Video footage accompanying the Christmas message showed working members of the royal family at official events. George’s Chapel, a church on the grounds of Windsor Castle where his mother and his father, Prince Philip, were buried.