King Charles’s annual Christmas Day speech in full
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The 76-year-old monarch praised the “selfless” medical team who cared for him and Kate during their cancer treatment. The King has used his Christmas address to pay tribute to the “selfless” doctors and nurses who provided “strength, care and comfort” during cancer treatment for himself and the Princess of Wales.
![[King Charles III during the recording of his Christmas message at the Fitzrovia Chapel in central London.]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/25/14/01JFSVK05Y8G1D2SF062VR6HJH.jpg)
In his annual message to the nation and Commonwealth, Charles offered his “heartfelt thanks” to the medical teams who supported him and his family “through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness”. Speaking from Fitzrovia Chapel, a former London hospital chapel, he also spoke of his “deep sense of pride” at how communities responded to the riots following the fatal Southport stabbings of three young girls.
![[He also reflected on the Southport riots and conflicts in the Middle East and Europe]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/25/00/Britain_Royal_Christmas_Message_00507.jpg)
Here is the full text of the King’s Christmas broadcast:. “Earlier this year, as we commemorated the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the Queen and I had the enormous privilege of meeting, once again, the remarkable veterans of that very special generation who gave of themselves so courageously, on behalf of us all.
“Listening to these once-young service men and women touched us deeply as they spoke of their comrades, drawn from across the Commonwealth, who never returned and who now rest peacefully where they made the ultimate sacrifice. Their example of service and selflessness continues to inspire, across the generations.
![[Prince George, the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis, the Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte, and the King and Queen on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in June (Jonathan Brady/PA)]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/24/09/fe85ef7398ff04576158143d163735d2Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzM0NTMzMDI3-2.76552922.jpg)
