King Charles III Filmed Christmas Speech at St George’s Chapel


King Charles III throughout his first Christmas broadcast within the Quire of St George’s Chapel at Windsor Citadel, Berkshire.
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Loads of historical past. King Charles III is about to offer his first Christmas speech as England’s monarch on Sunday, December 25, on the identical web site of his mom Queen Elizabeth II’s memorial service earlier this 12 months.

“This 12 months’s broadcast was filmed in St George’s Chapel in Windsor — a spot which has distinctive Royal associations,” a press release shared through the royal household’s Twitter account learn on Saturday, December 24. “Royal weddings and funerals have taken place right here, most not too long ago The Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II in September.”

The message continued: “The chapel can be a spot of worship for the Royal Household and has hosted numerous Royal Maundy companies at which particular Maundy cash is distributed to native pensioners to commemorate Jesus washing the ft of the Apostles on the Final Supper.”

King Charles III Filmed Christmas Address at St. George’s Chapel Months After Queen Elizabeth II’s Committal Service

The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrives for the committal service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Citadel on September 19, 2022.
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The late queen died in September on the age of 96. Following her state funeral at London’s Westminster Abbey on September 19, Elizabeth’s casket was pushed to Windsor Citadel for an intimate committal service. Her Majesty’s coffin was lowered into the household crypt on the Windsor grounds alongside Prince Philip’s casket. (The Duke of Edinburgh died in April 2021 on the age of 99.)

In the course of the September memorial, the 74-year-old king notably bowed to his mom’s coffin because it was lowered under into the King George VI Memorial Chapel. St George’s Chapel additionally hosted the royal weddings of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in addition to Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank, each in 2018.

Charles, who succeeded his mom because the reigning sovereign after her loss of life, is about to honor Her Majesty’s legacy all through Sunday’s vacation. “It is going to be extraordinarily unhappy to not have the queen there,” a supply solely instructed Us Weekly earlier this month. “[She] wouldn’t need them to mope or let that detract everybody from coming collectively and having fun with the event.”

The insider added: “They’ll share fond reminiscences, increase glasses and sure make speeches concerning the great life and legacy she’s left behind. There’s a shared dedication among the many entire household to remain true to her values and keep on with the great work she did throughout her time as monarch.”

Charles — who’s more likely to pay tribute to the queen in his Sunday speech — can even attend the household’s conventional Sandringham Home church service on Christmas morning alongside spouse Queen Consort Camilla, son Prince William and daughter-in-law Princess Kate. The royals had skipped the vacation stroll and church service for the previous two years amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The previous Prince of Wales’ first Christmas deal with airs on the BBC and the royal household’s YouTube channel hours after the church service and follows the precedent set by his great-grandfather King George V, who delivered the primary U.Ok. vacation broadcast in 1932. Elizabeth then adopted in her late father’s custom after she ascended the throne.