King Charles III has evoked memories of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as monarch. 9News
"Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones," Charles said. "We feel their absence that every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished tradition."
Charles said he shared with his mother "a belief in the extraordinary ability of each person to touch, with goodness and compassion, the lives of others and to shine a light in the world around them".King Charles III has evoked memories of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as he broadcast his first Christmas message as monarch.
Soaring food and energy prices in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have created financial strains for many individuals and families. The King and his wife, Queen Consort Camilla, led family members to a service at St Mary Magdalene Church. They included Prince William, Charles' older son and heir to the throne, and William's wife, Kate, and the couple's three children, Prince George, 9, Princess Charlotte, 7, and Prince Louis, 4.
"So whatever faith you have or whether you have none, it is in this life-giving light and with the true humility that lies in our service to others that I believe we can find hope for the future," he said.
Andrew did, however, join Charles and other senior royals for a Christmas morning walk to a church located near the family's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk county England.
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