The monarch, 76, was faced with a fresh perspective after enduring a difficult year following his cancer diagnosis in February.

King Charles III is expected to use his annual Christmas message to highlight health workers, at the end of a year in which both he and the Princess of Wales were diagnosed with cancer.

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.

In a poignant nod to his ongoing health issues as well as daughter-in-law Kate Middleton’s highly-publicized battle with cancer this year, King Charles decided to break from 18 years of tradition by holding the annual address in a non-royal home.

Those north of I-70 and south of Highway 370 are advised to boil their drinking water until further notice, city officials said.

A large portion of St. Charles is under a boil water advisory Tuesday morning after a water main break in the area.

The City of Saint Charles is working on a large water main break on Cole Boulevard Tuesday morning. The city says Saint Charles water customers north of I-70 and south of Highway 370 are under a boil water advisory because of a brief period of low water pressure.