{"id":2189089,"date":"2025-12-06T09:02:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T09:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2189089"},"modified":"2025-12-06T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T09:02:33","slug":"prince-william-on-full-dad-duty-at-princess-of-wales-carol-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/prince-william-on-full-dad-duty-at-princess-of-wales-carol-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince William on full dad duty at Princess of Wales&#8217; carol service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Prince William was on full dad duty as the Royal Family came<br \/>\ntogether for the Christmas carol service of the Princess of<br \/>\nWales.<\/p>\n<p>And as the heir to the throne arrived at Westminster Abbey with<br \/>\nhis three children, he had one very sweet gesture to make sure his<br \/>\nwife\u2019s special event started on the perfect note.<\/p>\n<p>A special \u201dConnection\u201d tree had been placed outside, adorned by<br \/>\na giant paper chain. Every guest was invited to write their own<br \/>\nname on a piece of red paper and then loop it into the chain to<br \/>\nshow the power of togetherness and the importance of connection<br \/>\nwith each other.<\/p>\n<p>After Kate had welcomed her husband and children as they stepped<br \/>\nout of their car, Prince William revealed he had the three loops<br \/>\nfor George, Charlotte and Louis ready.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/The-Wales-family-arriving.mp4\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Prince George, 12, went first, taking his loop and carefully<br \/>\nadding it to the garland around the tree. Princess Charlotte, 10,<br \/>\ntook a few moments to help 7 year old Prince Louis.<\/p>\n<p>And once all three loops were added to the tree, it was dad duty<br \/>\nagain for William. The Princess of Wales had ended up with the<br \/>\nlabels that had kept the glue on the loops safe before it was<br \/>\nneeded. The Prince of Wales offered his hand and took away the<br \/>\nrubbish so that his wife could carry on with hosting duties.<\/p>\n<p>The Wales family were greeted y the clergy waiting at the door<br \/>\nand were given a very special message as they told them all,<br \/>\nindividually, \u2018welcome back\u2019 to Westminster Abbey.<\/p>\n<p>The church has a special place in royal history and George,<br \/>\nCharlotte and Louis were all inside its ancient walls for the<br \/>\nCoronation of King Charles III, watching as their grandfather was<br \/>\ncrowned Monarch in a glittering ceremony in May 2023.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Louis-leaves-a-note-1024x686.png\" alt=\"A red loop of paper with Louis written on it, created by Prince Louis\" class=\"wp-image-215633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Louis-leaves-a-note-1024x686.png 1024w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Louis-leaves-a-note-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Louis-leaves-a-note-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Louis-leaves-a-note-360x241.png 360w, https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Louis-leaves-a-note.png 1237w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>They have all been regulars at the carol service, too. And the<br \/>\nAbbey is particularly special to William and Kate as they were<br \/>\nmarried there in April 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Over 1,600 guests attended Together at Christmas this year<br \/>\nincluding several members of the Royal Family.<\/p>\n<p>The Duchess of Edinburgh led the way, arriving in a festive red<br \/>\ncoat, while Zara and Mike Tindall added their support and also<br \/>\nchatted with Hannah Waddingham, the star presenter and singer who<br \/>\nwas forced to withdraw from her role in the ceremony at the last<br \/>\nminute after illness.<\/p>\n<p>The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were also there with their<br \/>\ntwo daughters, Lady Rose Gilman and Lady Davina Windsor, and<br \/>\nseveral of their grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Frederick Windsor and his wife, Sophie, have been long time<br \/>\nsupporters of the service as well as good friends to the Prince and<br \/>\nPrincess of Wales and they arrived to enjoy the latest festive<br \/>\ncelebration organised by Kate.<\/p>\n<p>The Princess of Wales was also surrounded by her parents.<br \/>\nMichael and Carole Middleton arrived just before the service<br \/>\nstarted, accompanied by their son, James, and his wife, Alizee.<\/p>\n<p>The service included readings by the Prince of Wales and Oscar<br \/>\nwinning actress, Kate Winslet.<\/p>\n<p>Together at Christmas will be broadcast on ITV on Christmas<br \/>\nEve.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"\/>  <\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince William was on full dad duty as the Royal Family came together for the Christmas carol service of the Princess of Wales. 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