A rare video showing new behind-the-scenes footage of has been shared on social media.Fans have expressed their delight in the “team effort” that goes behind the important broadcast each year.On , the Royal Family wrote: “Behind the lens. A special glimpse into the incredible talent, creativity, and teamwork that brings The King’s Christmas Broadcast to life. Watch His Majesty’s message on the Royal Family Channel on YouTube channel now.”It shows His Majesty rehearsing with the auto-cue where his speech is loaded and also going through a few words on a piece of paper before the main footage is captured for broadcast.The video also shows a flying drone capturing scenic shots, and a Christmas backdrop being created with festive lights being fitted on a tree.
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A new special video of behind the scenes footage of the King’s speech has been uploaded
Speaking from Fitzrovia Chapel, a former London hospital chapel, the King paid tribute to the “selfless” doctors and nurses who supported him and the Princess of Wales during their cancer treatment this year. to offer his “heartfelt thanks” to the medical teams that provided “strength, care, and comfort” during “the uncertainties of illness”.
He also praised diversity and the way communities in the UK resisted summer riots after the tragic murder of three children in Southport and he commemorated the sacrifices of servicemen and women.
town hall in north-east London last week to celebrate the community cohesion shown by Walthamstow residents, who staged one of the biggest peaceful counter-protests.The King’s topics of consideration for the Christmas address come as the Princess of Wales makes a gradual return to public duties after completing a course of chemotherapy. Kate said in September that she was doing what she could to “stay cancer free”.
, almost a year after it was announced he was being treated for the disease. But more details about the condition of Kate and the King have not been disclosed.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla at Sandringham 2024
In his speech the King also made reference to the “devastating effects of conflict in the Middle East, in central Europe, in Africa and elsewhere”, and praised “humanitarian organisations working tirelessly to bring vital relief”.
The broadcast, produced this year by Sky News, also ended with the London-based youth choir Inner Voices singing the carol Once in Royal David’s City.In the behind-the-scenes footage, Charles is also seen watching his speech back as he studies the broadcast and goes through footage with a director.King Charles celebrated Christmas Day at where around 45 members of the Royal Family were expected to gather at the Norfolk estate.