Queen's Christmas Day speeches - radio interruptions, reflection and 3D glasses
ok.co.ukAt 3pm on 25 December, millions of us will sit down in front of the television to watch King Charles deliver his second Christmas Day address to the nation.
It is one of the biggest rituals of the season, and he follows in the footsteps of the late Queen Elizabeth, who gave 69 Christmas messages during her long reign. “Last year, Charles’ speech was dominated by the tribute to his mother, which was absolutely as we expected,” says royal commentator Duncan Larcombe. “He also focused on the war in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis, and unfortunately, those still remain as pressing issues this year.
But while Charles’ speeches have always tackled the big problems and he doesn’t shy away from them, he won’t want his Christmas Day message to be politically motivated.
It will all be very carefully considered.” The King’s broadcast last year, only three months after the loss of his mother, came from St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle, which he noted was “so close to where my beloved mother, the late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father”.
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