King Charles III delivered a rousing Christmas broadcast on Sunday as the newly crowned monarch. His remarks come months after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away.
Queen Elizabeth II
"I am standing here in this exquisite chapel of St. George in Windsor Castle so close to where my beloved mother, the late queen, is laid to rest with my dear father," he said."I am reminded of the deeply touching letters, cards and messages which so many of you have sent my wife and myself. And I cannot thank you enough for the love and sympathy you have shown our whole family.
"Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones. We feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished tradition," he added.
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