{"id":2180411,"date":"2025-11-29T00:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T00:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2180411"},"modified":"2025-11-29T00:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T00:55:16","slug":"well-known-faces-to-join-the-royals-for-princes-kates-annual-carol-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/well-known-faces-to-join-the-royals-for-princes-kates-annual-carol-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Well-known faces to join the royals for Princes Kate&#8217;s annual carol service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) &#8211; Actors Kate Winslet, Hannah Waddingham and Chiwetel Ejiofor will be among the stars joining the British royals for the annual Christmas carol service at London&#8217;s Westminster Abbey hosted by Kate, the Princess of Wales, her office said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Together At Christmas&#8217; service, which will be held on Friday and is the fifth such event that Kate has spearheaded, heralds individuals across the country who have given their time to help others, and brings people together to &#8220;celebrate love in all its forms&#8221;, Kensington Palace said.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> <!-- -->Sign up<!-- --> <!-- --> <a target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/uk\/well-known-faces-join-royals-princes-kates-annual-carol-service-2025-11-29\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Fuk%2Fwell-known-faces-join-royals-princes-kates-annual-carol-service-2025-11-29%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some 1,600 people who have supported people in their communities will join the royals, while the Abbey&#8217;s choir will perform carols and there will also be performances by the likes of Waddingham and singer Katie Melua.<\/p>\n<p>Kate&#8217;s husband, heir to the throne Prince William, will be among those who deliver readings.<\/p>\n<p>The event will be broadcast on Britain&#8217;s ITV on Christmas Eve, while 15 community carol services supported by the couple&#8217;s Royal Foundation charitable arm will also be held across Britain during December.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body-module__element__5eCce\">\n<p data-testid=\"SignOff\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__extra_small__8Buss body-module__full_width__kCIGb body-module__extra_small_body__Bfz20 sign-off-module__text__LQAMP\">Reporting by Michael Holden; 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