King Charles releasing a sneak preview of his Christmas Day message marks a new tradition that will continue, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams has claimed. The behind-the-scenes glimpse of the monarch's annual broadcast,

King Charles has strayed from royal tradition with his year’s Christmas speech. The monarch, 76, who opted to break tradition last year by writing the speech himself, has prerecorded his festive broadcast in a different location to that of previous years.

King Charles will deliver his Christmas Day message from a church with links to the medical community, Buckingham Palace said Monday, in a break with tradition amid his continued cancer treatment.

While Christmastime is full of traditions, King Charles has broke from royal protocol for one of his most anticipated duties. RadarOnline.com can reveal Charles opted to film the annual Christmas address at a former hospital chapel, marking the first time in 18 years the annual speech will not be recorded at a royal residence.

It's also likely that King Charles will have organized to have presents delivered to Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie for Christmas. "The King will send gifts," Harrold told the outlet. "I guarantee you that something will be sent, and likewise, gifts will be sent to Grandpa or Grandmother [from the Sussexes]."

King Charles will deliver his traditional Christmas Day message from a former hospital chapel, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, in a break from tradition and a nod to the British monarch's ongoing treatment for cancer.

Buckingham Palace released an image today of the King delivering his pre-recorded Christmas Day broadcast and announced that it was filmed in the Fitzrovia Chapel. “The Fitzrovia Chapel is a jewel of Byzantine-inspired architecture located in central London.

King Charles recorded his annual Christmas message away from a royal site in a rare break from tradition that also saw him handpick a place with medical links, according to The Telegraph. The London paper revealed that the British monarch filmed the address almost two weeks ago at the Fitzrovia Chapel,