The monarch’s Christmas address will feature a live tree with natural and sustainable decorations
King Charles has permanently updated his annual Christmas message.
The King’s annual broadcast, which airs on Christmas Day in England, has served as a tradition for both the reigning monarch and families across the country since the 1930s.
And on Monday, that tradition will take a new turn, as King Charles will stand next to a living tree for the first time, marking his ongoing efforts to protect the environment.
The tree is decorated with “natural and sustainable decorations,” according to Buckingham Palace, with some details including hand-turned wood, pine cones, brown glass, dried oranges and paper.
It would later be reinstated after King Charles was a Broadcast Member for the second time.
King Charles.
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King Charles’ first Christmas address took place last year, following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.
In it, the royal family reflected on the loss of their mother, spoke of their “lifetime wish” to visit Bethlehem and even mentioned their son, Prince William, and daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton.
Monday’s Christmas show, produced by ITN and filmed in Buckingham Palace’s Central Room, will also feature a look at a potpourri bowl with a gilded metal lid “almost certainly obtained by George IV”, according to Buckingham Palace.
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Prior to their televised address across the UK and beyond, King Charles and Queen Camilla were seen in Sandringham, Norfolk, on Christmas Eve. The two attended the morning service in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene to mark the holiday.
In photos from their date, Charles could be seen wearing a long dark brown coat, gray trousers and brown shoes while holding an umbrella. Camilla, 76, also had an umbrella in hand as she wore a large black hat and her own long coat.
The rest of the royal family will gather at Sandringham House over the weekend, before the Christmas walk to and from church for the annual holiday services.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla.
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The king has spoken about his hopes for the environment – and climate in particular – in the past, including during a speech at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (or COP28) in Dubai last month.
“In 2050, our grandchildren will not ask what we said, they will live with the consequences of what we did or didn’t do,” Charles said at the time, referring to the climate talks as “an unmissable opportunity our common hope lives on.”
“I can only encourage you to meet it with ambition, imagination and a true sense of the urgency we face, together with a commitment to the practical action on which our common future depends,” he added.
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