King Charles Christmas speech

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".

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.

The king honored Elizabeth's legacy throughout the speech, and said he shared with her “a belief in the extraordinary ability of each person to touch, with ...

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In his Christmas broadcast, King Charles III praised the work of Prince William and Kate Middleton, but didn't mention Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

[BBC News reported](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64053759) that the Christmas tree in the background of Charles' speech featured plastic-free, recyclable decorations. [released an Amazon Prime documentary series](https://www.insider.com/prince-charles-launches-amazon-prime-channel-climate-change-2021-9) about businesses working towards sustainability and writing that "the eyes of our children and grandchildren are judging us" on climate change in an [essay for Newsweek](https://www.newsweek.com/2022/01/21/exclusive-prince-charles-says-our-children-are-judging-us-climate-change-1661370.html). [docuseries "Harry & Meghan"](https://www.insider.com/prince-harry-meghan-markle-netflix-docuseries-surprising-moments-2022-12) explored the [rift that formed between the couple and members of the royal family](https://www.insider.com/prince-harry-relationship-status-with-king-charles-prince-william-2022-12) as the result of them stepping back from their roles as working royals in 2020. He mentioned Prince William and Kate Middleton, but not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle - The Christmas tree in the background was adorned with plastic-free and recyclable decorations. - In it, he mentioned Prince William and Kate Middleton, but not Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

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.

Queen Elizabeth II's annual Christmas remarks, which reflected her faith, were defining moments in her reign.

The renegade pair — who resigned as “senior working royals” in 2020 and moved to California — had caused a public stir in recent weeks with a Netflix documentary series that claimed that palace operatives fed negative stories about Meghan to the news media. It is one of the few public remarks that British monarchs usually write without government advice. The first royal Christmas message was broadcast via radio in 1932 by King George V. The Christmas broadcasts have long served as a kind of annual summing-up about the doings of royal family, including births, heirs, anniversaries, jubilees and deaths. In his message, he said: “While Christmas is, of course, a Christian celebration, the power of light overcoming darkness is celebrated across the boundaries of faith and belief.” For Charles, it marks the end of a tumultuous year, in which his mother celebrated her platinum jubilee and