The King will break from tradition and deliver his Christmas message at a former hospital chapel and away from the royal estate, Buckingham Palace has announced.
This year’s message, which was recorded two weeks ago, will be from Fitzrovia Chapel, the former chapel of Middlesex Hospital in Pearson Square, central London.
It is the first Christmas broadcast in 14 years not to be recorded at either Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle.
The building has significance for the royal family, with King George VI laying the foundation stone of the building in 1928.
The decision to deliver the speech from somewhere with a healthcare connection comes at the end of a year in which the King was diagnosed with cancer, for which he continues to