Overview
- The Princess of Wales released an Instagram clip of a mother‑daughter performance of Erland Cooper’s Holm Sound, recorded at Windsor Castle on December 5 with the composer present and featured in ITV’s Royal Carols: Together at Christmas.
- In a brief address accompanying the duet, Catherine highlighted small acts of kindness at Christmas and thanked the public for warmth and support.
- King Charles’s Christmas broadcast was recorded on December 11 in the Lady Chapel of Westminster Abbey, a rare choice outside a royal residence, and aired on December 25.
- In his message, the King reflected on wartime resilience, compassion, interfaith common ground and forgiveness, urging respect and community as sources of hope.
- The Sandringham church walk included Charles, Camilla, William, Catherine and their children, with Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie present, while Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor and Sarah Ferguson were not invited.