King Charles’s Christmas speech is traditionally heard on Christmas Day.
King Charles’ Christmas speech was recorded in Westminster Abbey. PDO
The monarch’s Christmas speech is one of the long traditions of the British royal family. The speech will be heard on Christmas Day.
King Charles’s the speech is pre-recorded. The first pictures from the speech reveal that King Charles intends to break tradition this year as well.
This year’s Christmas speech was filmed at Westminster Abbey in London. Last year, Charles broke with long tradition when the speech was filmed in Fitzrovia Chapel.
It was the first time in more than ten years that the royal Christmas speech was filmed somewhere other than Buckingham Palace or the grounds of the royal estates. The late Queen Elizabeth usually gave her speeches at the palace, Sandringham Estate or Windsor Castle.
Charles delivered his first Christmas speech in 2022 from St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, near his mother’s final resting place.
Express estimates that this year the king intends to emphasize the themes of peace and togetherness in his speech. The speech is viewed traditionally in Britain
In the already published pictures, Charles is talking in front of the Christmas trees. PDO