Buckingham Palace has shared the first picture from King Charles's Christmas speech as the monarch will break tradition. The King’s Christmas message, which was recorded in a former hospital chapel, will be broadcast on Christmas Day on GB News at 3pm.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Sandringham. Each year, Britain’s royal family gathers at their iconic English country estate to celebrate the holidays, and this season’s gathering is one that is much needed after a rough year in which King Charles and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton were both diagnosed with cancer.

Buckingham Palace has shared an update on King Charles III's health amid his ongoing cancer treatment. A source told NBC News that the monarch's treatment for the disease is "moving in a positive direction," and remains in a "managed condition." However, they did note that the treatment is not yet over, and "will continue into next year."

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