UK TREND : First ever Christmas speech of King Charles receives mixed reactions from the public

27 December 2022

During his first Christmas broadcast, King Charles sympathized with families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. He praised individuals, charities, and faith groups who were helping those in need. In his televised message, Charles mentioned the “great anxiety and hardship” many people are experiencing trying to “pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm.” He also showed footage of food banks and homeless people receiving meals. The speech caused mixed reactions from the public, with those who supported it using the hashtag #KingCharles and those who opposed it using the hashtags #NotMyKing and #AbolishtheMonorachy.

Terrible #kingsspeech. Spoke for what 5 minutes and cut to what looks like a terrible songs of praise.

— ✨💛 Sara 💛✨ (@slouisew) December 25, 2022

The speech of King Charles caused mixed reactions on Twitter

It has been noted that critics of King’s speech, like Steve Rowe, were struck by the fact that “he watched the speech from a soup kitchen and was amazed at how the privileged actually talk sympathetically about the poor, disabled and starving without spending a penny of their inherited and hoarded wealth to help them.”

Watching the King’s speech and Rishi Sunak at the soup kitchen I was struck by how the rich and privileged can actually talk sympathetically about the poor, disabled and starving without spending a penny of their inherited and hoarded wealth to ease it.

Incredible. #kingsspeech

— Steve Rowe 💙 (@Shikonboss) December 25, 2022

Twitters users were outraged at the “King in the grounds of a Palace talking about how tough people are finding it to pay their bills” due to high taxes they’re paying to pay King Charles an income of £20-£30 million pounds a year, as well the £12m pounds that was used from taxpayers’ money to silence the victim from the Prince Andrew case.

Nothing boils my piss more than a King in the grounds of a Palace talking about how tough people are finding it to pay their bills. Yeah one reason is cos the whole country is paying your bills mate and £12M to stop your brother going to prison for being a nonce. #kingsspeech

— Gallagher (@MJPGallagher) December 25, 2022

In addition, individuals were not impressed by people praising the king and tweeting with the hashtag #God Save The King because they dismissed the fact that “the king decided not to pay inheritance tax worth an estimated £200 million at a time when people in this country are having to choose between heating and eating” .

For anyone tweeting God Save The King about an individual who decided not to pay inheritance tax worth an estimated £200m when people in this country are having to choose between heating and eating… have a word with yourself. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy #kingsspeech

— Alex Hughes 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 (@alexphughes) December 25, 2022

Some media outlets, such as the BBC, tweeted that “The King’s first Christmas message tops TV ratings”, but statistics showed that “56 million people in the UK (about 85% of the total population) didn’t watch the speech”. This shows the lack of support for the Royal family among the public, and that they are no longer as idolized as they once were.

56 million people in the UK (about 85% of the total population) didn’t watch the #kingsspeech yesterday.#AbolishTheMonarchy https://t.co/cRhBaUGjvQ

— davejoyner (@davejoyner) December 26, 2022

Many individuals support the king’s speech !

Individuals thought it was ironic how the King was “ a typical man of the people nonsense mentioning hardship and cost of living concerns”. Yet he failed to mention his unnecessary Coronation next year that will be costing taxpayers £75 million.

#kingsspeech was a typical “man of the people” nonsense mentioning hardship and cost of living concerns. But fails to mention he won’t except a watered down Coronation next year. So we’re does he think 75 million the estimated cost of this farce is going to come from? Tax payers.

— D@vid Milne 💚 🇪🇺🇵🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐄🐘🐆🦜🐇 (@tammilne61) December 26, 2022

Whilst a small minority of the population were supportive of the King and tweeted their praise for the King for his “touching” speech.

A special nod to #PrinceandPrincessofWales #PrincessofWales #PrinceofWales #QueenElizabethII #QueenCamilla #KingCharlesIII #kingsspeech was very touching.
Thank you HRH for all your dedication an serves to us all. #MerryChristmas pic.twitter.com/4Cll31idS5

— Mrs Stallard (@Mrs_Stallard75) December 25, 2022

Those individuals tweeted that regardless of whether you are “ A royalist or Anti-Royalist … this was a wonderful speech from The King”.

Royalist or Anti-Royalist aside…this was a wonderful speech from The King. #kingsspeech #LongLiveTheKing pic.twitter.com/rSqKzVNWda

— Chris Sims (@Chris55Sims) December 25, 2022