The setting revealed by the first image released is that of St George’s Chapel in Windsor, the same where just three months ago King Charles III he said goodbye to his mother forever Elizabeth II. It is here that King Charles decided to record his first Christmas speech on December 13th. Standing, unlike Elizabeth II who used to sit at her desk, with her family photos on display, and in the background a big Christmas tree decorated strictly respecting sustainability, therefore with recyclable materials including paper and glass, as well as natural products such as pine cones. Also, following the recording of the King’s festive speech, the Christmas tree was reused by St George’s Chapel in the Dean’s Cloister for the entertainment of visitors.
In a few hours, on December 25, after the traditional Christmas Mass in the church of Sandringham according to the tradition of his mother Elizabeth II, King Charles will therefore enter the homes of all English people for the traditional speech which will have the memory of his mother at its centre, as it already announces the setting chosen by Charles III to deliver his first Christmas message.
Elizabeth II had done so, the first time, in 1957, choosing the Sandringham library as the location. The world premiere dates back to His Majesty’s great-grandfather, King George V, who used the radio to make his first Christmas broadcast from Sandringham in 1932, with words written by Rudyard Kipling. “During her 70 years, her Majesty’s broadcasts told both the life of the nation and that of the monarchy”, reads the official page of the Royal Family. “The broadcast was one of the rare occasions where the Queen expressed her views on changes in society, as well as frequently speaking about her personal faith.”
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For the first Christmas greetings from the king and queen consort, Charles III and Camilla chose a close-up photo, inserted inside a postcard. An image taken on September 3 in Scotland, five days before the disappearance of Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral. Inside the postcard, next to the photo taken by photographer Sam Hussein, we read a traditional greeting message: We wish you a merry Christmas and New Year.
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