The King of the United Kingdom, Charles III, delivered his Christmas message for this year.
In his first Christmas speech as monarch, King Charles III paid tribute to his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, and defended her faith in the community and those who embrace it in difficult times.
"Christmas is a particularly poignant time for all of us who have lost loved ones," Charles said from the St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in England.
"We feel their absence at every familiar turn of the season and remember them in each cherished edition."
Elizabeth, Britain's longest-serving monarch, died in September at age 96 after seven decades on the throne. Charles, 74, succeeded her as sovereign and Canada's head of state.
"In the much-loved carol, O Little Town of Bethlehem, we sing of how 'in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light,'" he said.
"My mother's belief in the power of that light was an essential part of … her faith in people. And it is one which I share with my whole heart."
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