King Charles III Doesn’t Mention Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Christmas Speech — After Shouting Out Prince William and Princess Kate
usmagazine.comA royal tradition. King Charles III delivered his first Christmas Day speech as monarch in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II‘s death — and did not mention Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.The 74-year-old sovereign spoke from the heart on Sunday, December 25, becoming the latest British royal to spread holiday cheer throughout the Commonwealth — and the first male monarch to do so in nearly 70 years — as he honored Prince William and Princess Kate’s work as senior royals. “The Prince and Princess of Wales recently visited Wales, shining a light on practical examples of this community spirit,” Charles said in his Sunday speech, as footage played from the 40-year-old duke and duchess’ public outings.While William and Kate — who share three children, all of whom joined the royals at the Sandringham church service — received a sweet callout, Charles also devoted time to honor his late mother’s legacy following her death at age 96 in September.“I am standing here in this exquisite Chapel of St.
George at Windsor Castle, so close to where my beloved mother, the late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father,” His Majesty said in his first holiday broadcast. “I am reminded of the deeply touching letters, cards and messages which so many of you have sent my wife and myself and I cannot thank you enough for the love and sympathy you have shown our whole family.”He added: “Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones.
We feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished tradition. … In the much-loved carol ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem,’ we sing of how ‘in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light.’ My mother’s belief in the power of that light was an
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