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Australia has struck a nerve at after airing King Charles’ speech online ten hours before its strict scheduled airing time in the UK.
The Palace and Studios made an agreement with the Commonwealth and their media outlets that the speech would not be streamed online before 3.10pm UK time (GMT) on Christmas Day, which is 2.10am AEST the following day.
However, the entire address, which went for eight minutes, was uploaded to Sky News Australia’s YouTube account on Christmas Day at 5.15am GMT (4.15 pm AEST).
Sky News Australia has struck a nerve at Buckingham Palace after airing King Charles’ Christmas speech online ten hours before its strict scheduled airing time in the UK
The early leak breached royal protocol, angering monarchists far and wide.
According to , the video had been viewed by over 60,000 people within three hours of being uploaded.
The only time the royal address has been broadcast early in Australia is through free-to-air television, as long as the content strictly remains geo-blocked.
King Charles’ first Christmas speech as monarch paid tribute to his mother the late Queen and expressed hope for ‘peace, happiness and everlasting light’.
In his address to the nation and Commonwealth, His Majesty reflected on standing ‘so close to where my beloved mother, the late Queen, is laid to rest with my dear father’ in the King George VI Memorial Chapel.
He thanked the public for the ‘love and sympathy’ expressed in cards and messages of condolence while praising the ‘selfless dedication’ of the Armed Forces, health and social care professionals, teachers and all those who work in public service.
King Charles III’s first Christmas speech was broadcast on television at 3pm on Christmas Day
The pre-recorded message was filmed on December 13 and touched on the ‘grat anxiety and hardship experienced by many trying to ‘pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm’.
The King’s speech lasted eight minutes and made sure to be inclusive to multiple religious groups, stating: ‘Our churches, synagogues, slot mosques, temples and gurdwaras, have once again united in feeding the hungry, providing love and support throughout the year.
‘Such heartfelt solidarity is the most inspiring expression of loving our neighbour as our self.’
It was the first Christmas speech made by a male monarch since Charles’ grandfather, King George VI delivered a pre-recorded message in 1951.
The entire address, which went for eight minutes, was uploaded to Sky News Australia’s YouTube account on Christmas Day at 5.15am GMT (4.15 pm AEST)