King Charles broke tradition in 2024 by recording his annual Christmas speech at Fitzrovia Chapel in London, instead of at a royal residence. Along with the unusual location, The King's speech covered emotional territory, as he discussed his own and Kate Middleton's cancer journeys.
"I am speaking to you today from the Chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London—now itself a vibrant community space—and thinking especially of the many thousands of professionals and volunteers here in the United Kingdom and across the Commonwealth who, with their skills and out of the goodness of their heart, care for others, often at some cost to themselves," Charles said.
