A video has emerged showing exactly how the King’s Speech was filmed with never seen before behind-the-scenes clips.
The pre-recorded speech which is broadcast to the nation at 3pm on Christmas Day each year, is filmed in advance of the big day, with meticulous planning, writing and filming. It is then edited, with footage from other things the King has done throughout the year added in.
Now, an Instagram video has been shared, a day after the broadcast showing the King himself being directed and advised where to stand to deliver the message he wants to deliver. The 76-year-old monarch can be seen chatting to staff and at one point gets a little emotional as he watches a particular section back. The package also shows a drone shot as it is flown over Buckingham Palace for use in the speech, as the King’s words are overlaid.
The King is given direction (
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The King speaks to the camera (
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The King used his message to thank doctors and nurses who cared for him and his daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales throughout their cancer treatment this year.
Recorded at the Fitzrovia Chapel of the former Middlesex Hospital in London, he said he wanted to offer his “heartfelt thanks to the selfless doctors and nurses who, this year, have supported me and other members of my family through the uncertainties and anxieties of illness, and have helped provide the strength, care and comfort we have needed”.
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As the nation paused to listen to the speech, the King could be seen standing up, a move away from his late mother’s speeches in recent years which saw her sat down, surrounded by photographs of much-loved family members. This year, a Christmas tree is the backdrop for the speech, as Charles wears a black suit, and bright blue tie.
He watched some clips back
He took his time to get the message rightThe King said: “As the famous Christmas Carol, ‘Once In Royal David’s City’ reminds us, ‘Our Saviour holy’ ‘came down to Earth from Heaven’, lived among ‘the poor and mean and lowly’ and transformed the lives of those he met, through God’s ‘redeeming love’.
“That is the heart of the Nativity Story and we can hear its beat in the belief of all the great faiths in the love and mercy of God in times of joy and of suffering, calling us to bring light where there is darkness.
