In September, the news came that Queen Elizabeth passed away at the age of 96.
This year it is Britain’s first Christmas – in seven decades – without the Queen. Therefore, it was not she who delivered the annual Christmas message to the British on Christmas Day, but King Charles (74).
– Sad
This caused both concern and reactions on Twitter, where several feared that “speech will never be the same again».
On Sunday, however, King Charles (74) gave his very first Christmas address to the British people, and he broke all records.
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A total of 10.7 million watched on different TV channels, he writes BBC.
These are the highest figures for traditional speech by the monarch in this century.
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This beats King Charles Mora’s speech last year with nearly two million viewers. Queen Elizabeth’s 2021 speech had 8.96 million viewers.
The King’s Christmas Speech was the most watched program on Sunday in all of Britain, according to the BBC.
– Difficult time
The King spoke to people from St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. He is not far from the resting place of his mother, Queen Elizabeth, and her father, Prince Philip, which he also mentioned in the speech.
– Skipping Christmas with the family
– I am reminded of the touching letters and messages which so many of you have sent to my wife and I, and I cannot thank you enough for the love and sympathy you have shown our family, said the King.
– Christmas is a particularly difficult time for all of us who have lost a loved one.
Charles also referred to a line from the carol “O Little City of Bethlehem,” where it is sung that an eternal light shines in the dark streets.
– My mother’s faith in the power of that light was an essential part of her faith in God, but also of her faith in people. It is a belief that I share wholeheartedly.
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– It is believing in the extraordinary ability of each person to touch, with kindness and compassion, the lives of others and to shine a light on the world around them. This is the essence and very foundation of our society, the king believed.
