King Charles

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.

King Charles III delivered his first Christmas speech following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in a similar fashion to her.

[Christmas](https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/entertainment/celebrities/2022/12/25/royal-family-sandringham-britain-christmas-2022/10952384002/) is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. The [queen died](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2022/09/08/queen-elizabeth-ii-dies-britain-longest-reigning-monarch/6353505001/) in September at 96 after a more than 70-year-reign, the longest ever. He honored "the selfless dedication of our Armed Forces and Emergency Services who work tirelessly to keep us all safe, and who performed so magnificently as we mourned the passing of our late Queen," as well as health care workers, teachers and those who work in public service. He did not make any direction mention of his other son Such heartfelt solidarity is the most inspiring expression of loving our neighbor as ourself." "I am standing here in this exquisite chapel of St.

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

LONDON — (AP) — King Charles III evoked memories Sunday of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as monarch in a ...

They included Prince William, Charles' older son and heir to the throne, and William's wife, Kate, and the couple's three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4. “It will be in King Charles’ thoughts about his mother, about her legacy. Harry and Meghan didn't appear, nor did Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his honorary military titles and removed as a working royal over his friendship with the notorious U.S. The king and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, led family members to a service at St. George's Chapel, a church on the grounds of Windsor Castle where his mother and his father, Prince Philip, were buried. Video footage accompanying the Christmas message showed working members of the royal family at official events.

King Charles III delivered a rousing Christmas broadcast on Sunday as the newly crowned monarch. His remarks come months after his mother, Queen Elizabeth ...

So whatever faith you have or whether you have none, it is in this life-giving light and with the true humility that lies in our service to others, that I believe we can find hope for the future. "There I went down into the Chapel of the Manger and stood in silent reverence by the silver star that is inlaid on the floor and marks the place of Our Lord Jesus Christ's birth. "It is a belief that the extraordinary ability for each person to touch with goodness and compassion the lives of others and to shine a light in the world around them. The king also touched upon the light being present in people "facing conflict, famine or natural disaster, or for those at home finding ways to pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm. It meant more to me than I can possibly express to stand on that spot where the Bible tells us the light that has come into the world was born," he said. And I cannot thank you enough for the love and sympathy you have shown our whole family."

King Charles III made his first televised Christmas address to the British people Sunday, paying fulsome tribute to his late mother, and thanking the public ...

Such heartfelt solidarity is the most inspiring expression of loving our neighbour as our self.” [made a surprise appearance](https://www.thedailybeast.com/king-charles-leads-royals-including-prince-andrew-on-christmas-day-walk) at church in Sandringham this morning, nor [Harry and Meghan](https://www.thedailybeast.com/all-the-ways-prince-harrys-memoir-spare-could-blow-up-king-charles) got a mention, but William and Kate were prominently mentioned and clips of them in action on royal visits were spliced into the king’s speech. George’s chapel in Windsor, where his mother is interred.

King Charles III paid tribute to his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II in his first Christmas Day address as monarch.

And he praised the emergency services workers who “worked tirelessly to keep us all safe.” “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. In a pre-recorded address from St.

LONDON — King Charles III evoked memories Sunday of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as monarch in a speech ...

“It will be in King Charles’ thoughts about his mother, about her legacy. They included Prince William, Charles’ older son and heir to the throne, and William’s wife, Kate, and the couple’s three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4. Harry and Meghan didn’t appear, nor did Prince Andrew, who was stripped of his honorary military titles and removed as a working royal over his friendship with the notorious U.S. The king and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, led family members to a service at St. Video footage accompanying the Christmas message showed working members of the royal family at official events. George’s Chapel, a church on the grounds of Windsor Castle where his mother and his father, Prince Philip, were buried.