King Charles keeps Christmas message in the former hospital chapel

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König Charles wird an Weihnachten seine Botschaft aus der Fitzrovia Chapel in London übermitteln, einem Bruch mit Tradition, während er sich weiterhin in Behandlung befindet. Erfahren Sie mehr über diese besondere Entscheidung.
At Christmas, King Charles will send his message from Fitzrovia Chapel in London, a break with tradition while he is still being treated. Find out more about this special decision. (Symbolbild/DNAT)

The British King Charles will send his Christmas message from a particularly symbolic church this year, as the Buckingham Palace announced on Monday. This represents a departure from tradition, since the monarch is still being treated due to its cancer.

The health of the king

The 76-year-old monarch announced in February that he was fighting against a

A new location for the Christmas message

Usually the festive address of the monarch in Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle is recorded. But this year King Charles chose the fitzrovia chapel in the center of London as a place of recording. This chapel was once a hospital chapel before it was demolished in 1924 and thus reflects a special connection to the medical community.

a historical moment

The Buckingham Palace confirmed on Monday that the message would be recorded there. It is the first time in over a decade that the speech was not recorded on the royal estate. The last speech that was filmed outside of a royal homeland dates from 2006 when the late Queen Elizabeth II sent her message from the Cathedral of Southwark.

a place of reflection

The Fitzrovia Chapel is a beautifully designed, listed building with Byzantine architecture. Buckingham Palace describes the place as “space for silent reflection, discovery and celebrations that combines different communities from all faiths, or without faith.”

royal connections

The building also has unique royal connections because King Charles’s grandfather, the Duke of York - later George VI - laid the foundation stone in 1928 and was present at the inauguration in 1935. The chapel was restored between 2013 and 2015.

a year full of challenges

The choice of the place of recording reflects the deep spirituality of the king and is seen as a suitable selection in a year in which both he and his daughter -in -law, Catherine, princess of Wales, were confronted with health challenges.

traditional Christmas event

The annual approach of the monarch is traditionally recorded in early December and broadcast on television and radio on Christmas Eve at 3 p.m. (10 a.m.).

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