In his speech, which was recorded in Fitzrovia Chapel, a former London hospital chapel, Charles, 76, also spoke of his “deep sense of pride” at how communities responded to the riots following the fatal Southport stabbings of three young girls, by repairing “not just buildings, but relationships”.

The Royal Family's Christmas at Sandringham is nothing short of a well-oiled holiday machine, with a schedule so tight even the most seasoned party planners would be impressed. While

King Charles III is expected to use his annual Christmas message broadcast later in the day to highlight health workers. He and close members of the royal family attended Christmas Day services Wednesday at a church on Sandringham,