Sandringham captured the late Queen's first Christmas as monarch.

06-12-2022

By Jawad Hussain

King Charles III will deliver his first Christmas Day speech from Sandringham House without Queen Elizabeth II.

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The Royal Collection Trust released a 1952 photo of the late Queen giving her first speech on Tuesday.

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The photograph shows the then-monarch reading a page at a desk with a microphone.

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The black-and-white portrait showed the Queen's pale skin and curled hair pulled back.

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The RCT says this is the "same chair and desk that the Queen's grandfather King George V used when he made the very first Christmas broadcast in 1932".

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The country's first King's Christmas Day broadcast in 70 years will be telecast. Charles may honor his "loving mama" in his national address.

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Charles will spend Christmas at Sandringham House like his mother, it was confirmed in November.

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Many royals visit Sandringham for family time away from royal obligations and the media. Charles and Camilla's Norfolk Christmas companions are unknown.

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