King Charles will dedicate 2023 to key issues mentioned in his Christmas speech

King Charles will dedicate 2023 to the people, issues, and causes raised in his first Christmas speech as King.

The King will use his first full year as sovereign to support key workers and those most vulnerable in society.

This suggests that as part of his royal duties, he will make visits to hospitals, social and health care centres to support the NHS workers he praised in his maiden Christmas message, as well as other public services.

His Majesty also spoke of helping those most marginalised in society in his Christmas broadcast and those severely affected by the cost of living crisis.

The King will use his first full year as sovereign support key workers and those most vulnerable in society. He is pictured delivering his Christmas message, filmed December 13 at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

The King spoke of helping those most marginalised in society in his Christmas broadcast and those severely affected by the cost of living crisis. He is pictured visiting a London school, November 2022

The King will dedicate the next year to such causes alongside other members of the royal family, including Camilla, the Queen Consort, and William and Catherine, the Prince and Princess of Wales.

The royals will join together after a difficult and emotional year for their family, following the death of the late Queen, to help and support projects across the UK that support those struggling in society.

The smaller group of working royals will unite around these important causes throughout 2023, working to tackle the key issues that the King outlined in the speech. 

A source told the Mirror: 'The King and the rest of the family want to reach the most marginalised in our communities and focus on helping the organisations most in need of support.

'After a turbulent year not only for the royals but for the country, it's clear from the King's Christmas speech that unity needs to be at the heart of everything they do.'

The royals will join together after a difficult year for their family to help and support projects across the UK that support those struggling in society. Pictured: The King and members of the royal family attend church at Sandringham on Christmas Day

In his Christmas message, he paid tribute to his mother and said he shared her 'faith in people'.

He said: 'It is a belief in the extraordinary ability of each person to touch with goodness and compassion, the lives of others, and to shine a light in the world around them.'

The King said we see it in 'the selfless dedication of our armed forces and emergency services' to protect and keep the country safe.

He said he also saw this in 'our health and social care professionals, our teachers, and indeed all those working in public service whose skills and commitment are at the heart of our communities'.

As well as the heroic public servants, the King also spoke of those struggling in society and the need to provide help to those who were vulnerable.

'At this time of great anxiety and hardship, be it for those around the world facing conflict, famine, or natural disaster, or for those at home finding ways to pay their bills and keep their families fed and warm, we see it in the humanity of people throughout our nations and the Commonwealth, who so readily respond to the plight of others.'

The King and Queen Consort visited a food bank just last year which is part of the Trussel Trust, December 2021

The King and Queen Consort gave a grant from the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund alongside a 'substantial personal donation' to foodbanks across the country. They are pictured visiting a foodbank in December last year

The King continued in his Christmas speech: 'I particularly want to pay tribute to all those wonderfully kind people who so generously give food or donations or that most precious commodity of all, their time, to support those around them in greatest need, together with the many charitable organisations which do such extraordinary work in the most difficult circumstances.'

This is not the first time the King has stressed the need to help those marginalised in society.

Just a few weeks ago, the King and Queen Consort gave a grant from the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund alongside a 'substantial personal donation' to foodbanks across the country.

The funds were used to buy fridges and freezers for foodbanks and charities to store and accommodate more food to be able to distribute to those in need.