King Charles releasing a sneak preview of his Christmas Day message marks a new tradition that will continue, royal commentator Richard Fitzwilliams has claimed. The behind-the-scenes glimpse of the monarch's annual broadcast,

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.

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.

While Christmastime is full of traditions, King Charles has broke from royal protocol for one of his most anticipated duties. RadarOnline.com can reveal Charles opted to film the annual Christmas address at a former hospital chapel, marking the first time in 18 years the annual speech will not be recorded at a royal residence.

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.

The King has shared a rare behind-the-scenes video for the annual Christmas Day speech, which will air tomorrow.

King Charles III will not make his annual Christmas speech from Buckingham Palace and instead will address people from Fitzrovia Chapel in London, breaking away from a decade-long royal tradition. The Royal Family made the announcement on Monday,

King Charles is set to make his third Christmas broadcast since becoming monarch, and it will be a step away from the speeches of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II. It is expected to air at approximately 2am,