King Charles: The hidden message in his first Christmas card as monarch alongside Queen Consort Camilla
December 13, 2022 - 09:42 GMT Gemma Strong This week saw the release of King Charles's first Christmas card as monarch.The chosen image was especially poignant; it was taken on 3 September 2022, just five days before the death of his beloved mother, the Queen. And it seems there was another hidden message in the festive photo.Loading the player... The picture was taken at the Braemar Games – a favourite of the royal family since September 1848 when Queen Victoria first attended.
The photo was perhaps chosen to reflect that transition – and demonstrate Charles's desire to continue the traditions set out by his mother.The King has already confirmed that he will host Christmas at Sandringham this year – just as the Queen did annually. It will also be the country's first speech delivered by a King in some 70 years. And the first time in history that a King's Christmas speech will be televised; the previous King George VI's speeches were broadcast via radio.
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