King Charles will deliver his Christmas Day message from a church with links to the medical community, Buckingham Palace said Monday, in a break with tradition amid his continued cancer treatment.

King Charles III will make his annual Christmas speech from a former hospital chapel, in a break from tradition as the monarch undergoes cancer treatment.

On Dec. 23, it emerged that the King, 76, filmed the address at Fitzrovia Chapel, the former chapel of Middlesex Hospital in London. PEOPLE understands that the speech will reflect on national, international and personal challenges, and how they can be surmounted through mutual community support.

While Christmastime is full of traditions, King Charles has broke from royal protocol for one of his most anticipated duties. RadarOnline.com can reveal Charles opted to film the annual Christmas address at a former hospital chapel, marking the first time in 18 years the annual speech will not be recorded at a royal residence.

It's also likely that King Charles will have organized to have presents delivered to Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie for Christmas. "The King will send gifts," Harrold told the outlet. "I guarantee you that something will be sent, and likewise, gifts will be sent to Grandpa or Grandmother [from the Sussexes]."

King Charles will deliver his traditional Christmas Day message from a former hospital chapel, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, in a break from tradition and a nod to the British monarch's ongoing treatment for cancer.

King Charles III will spend Christmas with Prince William and Princess Kate during a celebration steeped in tradition, but also in the wake of recent scandal. Recent years have seen Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's broadsides against the monarchy provide an unwanted backdrop to royal celebrations,

It's been a tough year for the Firm - with both Kate and King Charles being diagnosed with different forms of cancer and their ongoing estrangement from Harry and Meghan