By Katherine Tinsley
8:36am PST, Dec 26, 2025
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"I think he enjoys giving speeches; he is very confident," former royal butler Grant Harrold told OLBG. "We knew him as 'one take Charles' because whenever he would do any film, he would be able to do it within one take, and he was famous for that among the royal households."
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"The King is a master when it comes to speeches," Grant Harrold continued. "He will handwrite them himself, and then they are passed to his secretary, who types them up and checks them."
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Grant Harrold noted that King Charles III has a keen eye for noticing errors in his speeches.
"The King is very strict when it comes to grammar, spelling, and punctuation," Harrold shared. "I am amazed that he's never told me off when I write to him because my grammar is awful, it shows the gentleman he is."
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"But when it comes to his speeches, he is strict. Once it's typed up, he would go through and make notes on anything he felt wasn't right, and the process would be repeated," Grant Harrold added.
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Before delivering his annual holiday broadcast, King Charles III spends months developing a timely message.
"Eventually, when he is happy with it, he will sign it off. This is likely done around October or early November," Grant Harrold revealed. "But changes can and will be made to it up until the last hour."
