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LONDON – With millions of Britons preparing to celebrate Christmas under strict coronavirus lockdown restrictions, the royal family has given a festive cheer on Christmas Eve.
Prince Charles, 72, and his wife Camilla were joined by a cast of celebrities including actors Tom Hardy, Judi Dench and Maggie Smith to perform « A Visit from St. . Nicholas, « the Christmas poem better known as » Twas the Night Before Christmas « . «
Charles recites the first lines of the classic work from 1823, which shows Saint Nicholas or Santa Claus and his sleigh pulled by eight reindeer arriving at a house.
« It was the night before Christmas … I wish you all a peaceful Christmas Eve. The poem was recorded in support of the Actors’ Benevolent Fund, whose patron the Prince has been for over 20 years. picture. Twitter. com / 1QBl22mUXF
Charles, heir to the throne, also delivers the closing lines « Merry Christmas to everyone and a good night to everyone » with a little flourish.
Charles, an amateur actor in his youth, is the patron of the Actors’ Benevolent Fund, a centuries-old UK charity that supports actors who have run into financial difficulties. The video is said to raise money in a year that saw the art and other creative industries badly hit, theaters and galleries closed, and television and film productions canceled.
Millions will prepare for Queen Elizabeth’s annual speech on Christmas Day, a long-standing seasonal tradition.
The royal family usually spends the festive season in Sandringham, Norfolk, east England, with a Christmas Day service. This year, according to Buckingham Palace, 94-year-old Elizabeth and her husband Philip will celebrate Christmas at Windsor Castle during the pandemic.
Charles’ son Prince William and his wife Kate released their Christmas card last week featuring a laid-back family with three children – George, 7, Charlotte (5) and Louis (2) – sitting on one with a big grin Bales of hay in their country residence in the east of England.
The Duke and Duchess are excited to share a new picture of their family that is on their Christmas card this year🎄. 📸 by Matt Porteous image. Twitter. com / fz8ZnrAqbD
Although they are no longer royals, Charles’ younger son, Prince Harry, and his wife Meghan, who moved to the US this year, made a donation to an animal welfare organization in London, Mayhew. Meghan is the patron of the small charity that shared the couple’s Christmas card.
The picture is an artistic drawing based on a photo Meghan’s mother took in her California home this month. The two are playing in the garden with their little son Archie and two dogs.
The small Christmas tree in the picture, including the homemade ornaments, was chosen by Archie, a family spokesman, and will be replanted after the holidays.
The life of the royals attracted new interest this year. Many blocked fans switched to the fourth season of the Netflix series « The Crown ». « The series showed Princess Diana for the first time, which caused a sensation when British politicians called on Netflix to make it clear that the show was fiction.
Charles, Prince of Wales, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, Christmas Day, A visit from St. . Nicholas
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