Royal Family Eyes 2025 Reboot: Cancer Victims King Charles and Kate Middleton to 'Start Afresh' in New Year as Windsor's Plot Next Era for Crown

As 2025 looms, the British royal family under King Charles III, 76, is eager to "start afresh" after a year filled with cancer, scandals, break-ins and more.

As His Majesty continues to battle the disease, his daughter-in-law, Catherine, Princess of Wales, 42, continues to win praise for her two "powerful" videos that saw her get candid about her struggle this year.

GBN host Martin Daubney shared the sentiment of other royal analysts when he spoke at length about Her Royal Highness on his program. "I was moved to tears, and I'm close to tears again now," he said about HRH's September video announcing the end of her chemotherapy.

"It is still as powerful today as the day it came out," the presenter explained. "What it taught us about the royal family, and what it taught all of us, is that the small things are so important. Playing cards with the children, hugging your children, running your hand through grass, just being around your loved ones and not taking life for granted. And as we approach Christmas, those messages are as pertinent as ever, aren't they?"

As opposed to decades and even centuries past, the future queen pivoted her message to include those in the general public suffering from the deadly illness. "What was also so special about it was the way that the public was invited into this painful journey, this discovery, and the empathy with everybody else, any other ordinary citizen who'd been through a similar testing circumstance," Daubney emphasized.

His Majesty also ended the year with "the common touch" when he decided to film his annual Christmas Speech from a hospital chapel instead of one of his luxurious palaces.

This year marks the first time in 14 years that the monarch's annual Christmas speech was not filmed on a royal estate.

Instead, the setting was Fitzrovia Chapel, formerly the Middlesex Hospital Chapel, which holds special significance, having once served London's medical community. The location is believed to have been chosen as a subtle nod to Charles III's ongoing cancer treatment, with the space now acting as a sanctuary for quiet reflection and celebration, uniting people from all walks of life and all faiths, or none at all.

The chapel, where His Majesty’s grandfather, King George VI, laid its foundation stone in 1928, was adorned with a Christmas tree gifted to the Croydon BME Forum and Macmillan Cancer Support’s "Can You C Me?" initiative. The tree was displayed at the Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham, the oldest hospice in the U.K.

This gesture highlights Charles’s deep ties to charitable causes, even as he faces his own health battles. Additional reports suggest the King’s cancer treatment will extend into next year, though his condition is being managed, giving him the strength to continue his royal duties.

As the new year approaches, the King's crown remains steady while the next Queen consort prepares to "step up" sooner.