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Prince George and Princess Charlotte during the 'Together astatine Christmas' carol work astatine Westminster Abbey
By Thomas Mackintosh
BBC News
Prince George and Princess Charlotte person been singing astatine a carol work which honoured Queen Elizabeth II.
They joined much than 1,800 radical astatine Westminster Abbey for the work organised by their parent the Princess of Wales with the enactment of The Royal Foundation.
Singer Catherine Zeta-Jones narrated the lawsuit which was aired connected ITV1.
Introducing the programme, Kate said she was "thrilled" to return to the abbey for a 2nd year.
Reflecting, she remarked this twelvemonth volition beryllium the archetypal Christmas without the Queen who died successful September astatine the property of 96.
She added: "Her Majesty held Christmas adjacent to her heart, arsenic a clip that brought radical unneurotic and reminded america of the value of faith, relationship and family, and to amusement empathy and compassion.
"This year, we've invited hundreds of inspiring individuals to the service."
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Image caption,In her introduction, the Princess of Wales said the precocious Queen "held Christmas adjacent to her heart"
During the service, images of the precocious Queen done the ages appeared connected a expansive soft during an instrumental mentation of In The Bleak Midwinter.
The work was attended by galore members of the royal household including King Charles III and Queen Consort, the Countess of Wessex, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie arsenic good arsenic Zara and Mike Tindall.
Kate was seen astatine 1 constituent with a comforting limb astir Charlotte's shoulder, portion the Prince of Wales placed a guiding manus connected his lad George's back.
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Image caption,King Charles III volition beryllium delivering his archetypal Christmas Day message
A Christmas histrion successful the abbey was decorated with tiny Paddington Bear decorations - a motion to the precocious Queen's celebrated Jubilee sketch.
Guests were greeted with atmospheric snowflakes from a snowfall instrumentality arsenic they arrived astatine the entrance.
Among the performers were the Westminster Abbey choir, vocalist Craig David and Alfie Boe and Melanie C who sang a duet, portion William and Dame Kristin Scott Thomas delivered readings.
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Image caption,It is the archetypal royal carol work since the Queen died successful September
The work was aired connected Christmas Eve but took spot connected 15 December - conscionable hours aft the last portion of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's arguable documentary dropped connected Netflix.
Elsewhere, the Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to accidental successful his Christmas sermon that the Queen "in obedience to the Christ-child lived a beingness of work and enactment her involvement aft those of the radical she served."
The nonaccomplishment of the Queen has besides been reflected by the Anglican and Catholic archbishops of Wales in a archetypal associated Christmas message.
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