Incredible behind the scenes video shows how King Charles’s Christmas message is filmed | Royal | News
Buckingham Palace has released a behind-the-scenes video of King Charles’ Christmas speech this year. The King used his Christmas message to appeal to the nation that the Second World War values of “courage and sacrifice” and community spirit should “never fade away” in a divisive world.
It was his fourth Christmas address to the nation, and the second was staged outside the royal residence. The background of the broadcast, filmed at Westminster Abbey, featured re-imagined Christmas trees from the Princess of Wales’s “Together in Christmas” concert, which was staged at the abbey in early December before the King’s message was recorded.
The 44-second clip showed what happens behind the scenes so the monarch can film her annual Eid speech.
It showed staff decorating Christmas trees and choir members preparing for their performances.
It also showed that the King received instructions on how to position himself for the broadcast before watching the finished product himself.
The video ended with a sweet moment where the King laughed and said, “That’s very kind,” presumably after receiving a compliment.
This year, the abbey’s Lady Chapel was Charles’s broadcasting venue; VII. A late medieval structure built for Henry VIII and the burial place of 15 kings and queens, including Charles II, Elizabeth I and Mary, Queen of Scots, it was also the official chapel of the Order of the Baths.
It is understood that the king wanted the location of the shooting to be away from the royal environment, and the suggestion was made by the BBC, which produced the broadcast this year, and the royal family.
Following the Bondi Beach shootings and the Manchester synagogue attack, Charles praised the “spontaneous courage” of those who “put themselves in harm’s way to defend others”.
The king touched on the impact of new technologies on well-being and community cohesion as the world spins “faster and faster”, suggesting that the festive period could be a moment to recharge and strengthen those communities.
He also commented on examples of right triumphing over wrong at home and abroad: “These stories of the triumph of courage over adversity give me hope, from our revered military veterans to the selfless humanitarian workers in this century’s most dangerous conflict zones, to the ways in which individuals and communities spontaneously demonstrate courage and instinctively put themselves in harm’s way to defend others.”
