Like every year, the British sovereign delivered his traditional Christmas speech. This year, King Charles III wanted it particularly personal, he whose 2024 was marked by illness, just like his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton. For this reason, he chose to honor the medical staff who provided “support” and “comfort” to the royal family at the end of a year marked by the cancers of the monarch and her daughter-in-law Kate.
The 76-year-old king spoke in a pre-recorded message from a former hospital chapel in London, a symbolic choice. “I extend special and sincere thanks to the dedicated doctors and nursing staff who, this year, supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties associated with the illness, and brought us strength, care and comfort we needed,” he said. “I am also deeply grateful to all those who have kindly sent us words of sympathy and encouragement,” he added.
A return to the forefront for Kate
The British royal family has had a trying year in 2024, with the announcement of the king's cancer in February and, in March, that of the Princess of Wales. The illness temporarily kept them away from public life. Prince William, the king's eldest son and Kate's husband, recently said he had had the “hardest” year of his life.
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