Overview
- Kensington Palace released the Princess of Wales’s note that will be given to the 1,600 guests at Friday’s Westminster Abbey carol service.
- The message praises community stalwarts for quiet acts of care that, she writes, make an “extraordinary difference” to others.
- Prince William is scheduled to give a reading alongside Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hannah Waddingham and Joe Locke.
- Performances are confirmed from Katie Melua, Griff, Dan Smith of Bastille and Fisherman’s Friends, with pianist Paul Gladstone Reid accompanying readings.
- Fifteen community carol services across the UK will share the same theme and letter, and the Abbey event will air on ITV1 and ITVX on Christmas Eve with a repeat on Christmas Day.