Overview
- The Princess of Wales attended with Prince William and their children—George, Charlotte and Louis—joining about 1,600 guests at the Abbey.
- Readings and performances featured Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Dan Smith and Katie Melua, with Eugene Levy among the attendees after his recent interview with Prince William.
- The Wales children added their names to a 'Connection Tree' outside the Abbey and joined the candlelit service recognizing community contributors.
- King Charles III and Queen Camilla did not attend, and Buckingham Palace later highlighted the evening on official social media.
- Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie were absent; Eugenie posted that they wished they could have joined and praised the service’s message.