Britain’s King Charles addressed his late mother, Queen Elizabeth, in his first Christmas address to the nation as monarch and spoke of his faith in humanity at a time of “great anxiety and difficulty,” Reuters reported.

Charles said that he “wholeheartedly” shares his mother’s faith in God and people. He delivered the message from St George’s Chapel, where the late Queen is buried and from where Elizabeth, in turn, delivered her Christmas message in 1999.

• “It’s a belief in the extraordinary ability of every human being to touch the lives of others with kindness and compassion and light up the world around them,” Charles said.
• “And in this time of great anxiety and hardship — whether for those around the world dealing with conflict, famine or natural disasters, or for those at home trying to find ways to pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm — we see it in the humanity of people.”

The King’s Speech capped another chaotic year for Britain after years filled with the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit.

In 2022, the country has had three prime ministers within two months and is now facing an economic recession and a cost of living crisis that has forced many to turn to charities for support.

Charles III, who ascended the throne after his mother’s death in September, ending her record 70-year reign, paid tribute to such charities in his message, which included pictures of food bank staff, as well as hospital and rescue and medical staff. .

The 74-year-old monarch, who also holds the title of “Defender of the Faith” as supreme governor of the Church of England, also spoke of how “churches, synagogues, mosques, temples” came together to feed the hungry