King Charles pays tribute to his mother, Queen Elizabeth, on Christmas Day

Britain's monarch said he shares "wholeheartedly" his mother's faith in God and people. King Charles was speaking from St George's Chapel, the final resting place of the late Queen and from where she delivered her Christmas message in 1999.

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"It's about believing in the extraordinary ability in each individual to influence the lives of others, through goodness and compassion, to illuminate the world around them," Charles added.

Unlike Queen Elizabeth, who often sat at a desk to deliver the annual address, Charles stood by the Christmas tree in St George's Chapel, the chapel on the grounds of Windsor Castle where his mother and father, Prince Philip, are buried.