The British monarch recorded his annual holiday address from the chapel of a former hospital, rather than from a palace.

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.

London — King Charles III and close members of the royal family attended Christmas Day services Wednesday at a church on Sandringham, the estate on the windswept North Sea coast that has served as a retreat for the royals for generations.

King Charles III has used his Christmas message to hail the efforts of healthcare workers and all those who support others, before praising the medical staff who provided “strength, care and comfort” during his and the Princess of Wales’ cancer treatments.

As Charles put it, “I am deeply grateful, too, to all those who have offered us their own kind words of sympathy and encouragement.”

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.

King Charles thanked the medics who cared for him and Princess Kate, after they both underwent treatment for cancer this year, in a Christmas message.

King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer this year after treating an enlarged prostate. His daughter-in-law, Kate Middleton, completed chemotherapy in September.

Kate Middleton’s highly anticipated Christmas carol concert has returned! The Princess of Wales, 42, led her fourth “Together at Christmas” extravaganza to welcome in the festive season. The event was pre-recorded and took place at London’s Westminster Abbey on Dec.