King Charles will deliver his first Christmas speech as British head of state this year. The speech was recorded and will be broadcast on Christmas Day. The monarch chose an iconic location for this: St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, where his parents and grandparents are buried. Royal pundits have already predicted that the speech will be “very moving”. The speech will be broadcast at 4:00 PM CET.
Experts had already announced in advance that the “first Christmas message from the King should be very moving,” says Emily Nash, royal expert at Hello! magazine. Nash is convinced he will pay “a sincere tribute” to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth. “It is therefore very moving that he takes her to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, her final resting place.”
Sustainable Christmas decorations in the background
Sustainability was also used for the decorations for the Christmas tree, which can be seen in the background. The decoration is made of paper, glass and natural products such as pine cones. The floral arrangements consist of English foliage such as holly, currant ivy and red skimmia. In addition, it was reused: after the speech, it was reused in the chapel of the Monastery of the Dean.
Shortly before the speech, a last-minute change was made: instead of the TV channel ITV, the BBC was commissioned for the recording. The reason given was the “experience filming at St George’s Chapel this year”.
On Christmas Day, the British royals traditionally attended a Christmas service together for the first time in three years. Besides Charles and his wife Camilla were too Heir to the throne Prince William, his wife Kate and their three children in attendance. The performance was seen as a response to the Netflix series Harry and Meghan, in which the couple made serious accusations against the palace. The royal dropouts did not travel to the Christmas celebrations at Harry’s old house and celebrated in California.
Source: Krone
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