Details on Kate Middleton's Christmas carol service revealed
Together at Christmas takes place this week!Details on Princess Kate’s upcoming Christmas carol service have been revealed ahead of the event this week.
The annual festive extravaganza, Together at Christmas, will take place at Westminster Abbey this coming Friday (December 5). It will then be broadcast on ITV on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
And it seems the Princess of Wales has some serious Christmas treats in store for us all this year!
Now in its fifth year, the 2025 service will celebrate “love in all its forms”. Readings linked to this theme will be read by Prince William, Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Babatunde Aléshé and Joe Locke.
Kate’s Christmas carol service line-up
There will also of course be musical performances, with Hannah Waddingham, Dan Smith, Griff, Katie Melua and the popular Cornish folk group, Fisherman’s Friends, all on this year’s line-up. They will likewise be joined by young musicians from Platinum Performing Arts, a North London community group.
The Princess of Wales is also expected to invite several inspiring members of the public that she has met this year to light candles at the event.
Award-winning horticulturist, Jamie Butterworth, has been hired to create a festive display outside Westminster Abbey. The Royal Horticultural Society will also be donating wreaths made by young people and ambassadors such as Mary Berry.
Alongside the Westminster Abbey service, 15 Together at Christmas community carol services will take place across the UK, supported by William and Kate’s Royal Foundation charity.
Tribute to the Duchess of Kent
This year’s Christmas carol service is also expected to feature a tribute to the Duchess of Kent. She died in September.
The duchess stepped back from royal life to work as a music teacher at a primary school in Kingston upon Hull for over a decade. She was known simply to the children as “Mrs Kent”.
Before guests enter the Abbey, they will enjoy music by young brass performers from Future Talent. The charity, co-founded by the late duchess, has supported young musicians from low-income backgrounds in the UK for over 20 years.
Several members of the royal family are expected to join the congregation of 1,600. Zara and Mike Tindall have already confirmed that they will be attending with their family. In the past, royals such as Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have likewise been in attendance with their children. However, this year’s guest list has yet to be confirmed.
Together at Christmas will air on ITV1 and ITVX on Christmas Eve and will be repeated on Christmas Day.
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