“The Earth and nature are one home we all share… Growing awareness of protection”
“I pray that we will do our best to protect each other in world conflicts.”
In his Christmas speech on the 25th (local time), King Charles III of England applauded the change in global awareness toward solving the climate crisis.
In a video address on the 25th (local time), he said, “I was very happy to see a growing awareness of how we must protect the Earth and the natural world throughout our lives as the one home we all share.” “I get great inspiration from it,” he said.
In the video, King Charles III delivered a speech while standing next to the Christmas tree at Buckingham Palace in London, the capital. The tree was decorated with dried oranges and pine cones. It is reported that the tree will be replanted after the broadcast is recorded.
King Charles III mentioned environmental issues, which he had always been very interested in. He is an environmental protectionist who has strongly expressed the opinion that we must respond to the climate crisis. However, since he ascended to the throne last year, he has mainly been using somewhat more refined expressions than before.
He gave a speech to world leaders at this year’s Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28).
Also, although he did not name a specific country, he carefully chose his words and mentioned ‘world conflict.’
“At this time of increasingly tragic conflict around the world, I pray that we can do everything in our power to protect one another,” he said. “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” “’s words seem more appropriate than ever,” he explained.
“Such values are universal and unite our Abrahamic religious families and other belief systems across the Commonwealth and the wider world,” he added. Abrahamic religions include Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
This speech, like other speeches by British monarchs, was centered around non-controversial remarks. However, it is possible to infer what areas the King is paying attention to through his speeches. This is because the Christmas speech is one of the few speeches in which the King can express his opinions independently of the government.
This is the second Christmas speech since King Charles III took office.
Source: Donga
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