LONDON — King Charles III spoke about the “uncertainties and anxieties of illness” as he delivered his annual holiday message from a former hospital chapel, a poignant location given the king’s ongoing cancer treatment.

King Charles thanked the medics who have cared for him and his daughter-in-law Kate, after they both underwent treatment for cancer this year, in a Christmas Day message that touched on global conflicts and the summer's riots in Britain.

King Charles has used his Christmas Day address to pay tribute to hospital staff who provided ‘strength, care and comfort’ during his cancer treatment. He also talked about his ‘deep sense of pride’ at how communities responded following the Southport stabbings by repairing ‘not just buildings,

King Charles III will make his annual Christmas speech from a former hospital chapel, in a break from tradition as the monarch undergoes cancer treatment.