Details of King Charles's Christmas message revealed - as he chooses to deliver it away from palace

Details of King Charles's Christmas message revealed - as he chooses to deliver it away from palace The King has decided to record this year's broadcast from the Lady Chapel inside Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace reveals. Image:The King during the recording of his Christmas message in the Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey. Pic: PA Image:The Lady Chapel in Westminster Abbey, central London. Pic: PA Image:Pic: PA Tuesday 23 December 2025 22:16, UK A photograph has been released by Buckingham Palace showing the King delivering his Christmas message again outside of traditional palace walls. This year the annual address was filmed in the Lady Chapel inside Westminster Abbey, the second time the monarch has recorded it away from a residence. royal The palace has revealed the abbey was chosen for the setting this year to reflect a major theme of the message, pilgrimage. Be the first to get Breaking News Install the Sky News app for free The full details of what he says are always kept secret until it is broadcast at 3pm on Christmas Day . The message is always seen as a deeply personal one from the monarch, as a rare speech delivered by the King without advice from, or consultation with, the government. Westminster Abbey was seen as a perfect location to reflect the theme of pilgrimage with pilgrims visiting every year to remember the legacy of Edward the Confessor, whose shrine lies at the heart of the abbey. Around the walls of the Lady Chapel are 95 statues of saints dating from the building of the chapel in the 16th century. The abbey, as the site of the King's own coronation and that of every monarch since 1066, also has royal significance. The Henry VII Lady Chapel is the burial place of 15 Kings and Queens including Elizabeth I, Mary I and Mary Queen of Scots. Below the central aisle is the Hanoverian vault where George II and members of his family are buried. The Stuart vault is in the south aisle where Charles II, William III and Mary II, and Queen Anne lie buried. Read more: William and Kate reveal Christmas card featuring family photo King reveals cancer treatment will be reduced in the new year It is understood the King takes a particular interest in where the message is filmed each year, favouring different locations outside of royal palaces over the past two years. In the photograph, taken during filming, you can also see brightly lit Christmas trees used for another royal event in December. They were still inside the abbey following the filming of the Princess of Wales's Together at Christmas carol service, which will be broadcast on Christmas Eve.

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