Kate Middletonis slipping into the role of holiday host!
Kate arrived in a red Catherine Walker dress with a festive bow detail and a pair of the Queen’s earrings as she and William passed reindeer that were outside the Abbey as the couple made their way inside.Queen Elizabethalso donated some Christmas trees from Windsor Great Park to help decorate the Abbey.
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Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.Chris Jackson/Getty
Individuals who the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have met and spent time with during their recent engagements and project work are also present, alongside those working in some of the key areas that their Royal Foundation continues to focus on. The congregation also includes armed forces personnel, young carers, faith leaders and guests who may be more vulnerable or isolated within society.
The couple spent significant time chatting with one special young guest during the event. Seven-year-old Tony Hudgell, who lost his legs as a result of the abuse he received as an infant. Tony, who attended the concert with his adoptive parents, Paula and Mark Hudgell, has raised over $1 million for Evelina London Children’s Hospital, of which Kate is patron.
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In the program for the concert, Kate wrote: “We have lost loved ones, seen out frontline workers placed under immeasurable pressure, and we have experienced heart-wrenching isolation from those we hold most dear.
“Alongside this, we have seen how communities have come together to support those most in need. And through our separation from others, we have been reminded just how powerful human connection is to us all. Just how much we need one another. And how loving and feeling a sense of belonging to one another can provide comfort in tough times. The importance of simply being together.”
Carole, Michael and Pippa Middleton.Samir Hussein/WireImage
Kate hopes that the event will not only acknowledge the “unprecedented challenges” that people have faced but also celebrate how communities have come together since the start of the pandemic.
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It will “represent a celebration of life in our communities, and illustrate how acts of kindness, empathy and love can nurture and reconnect us,” Kensington Palace adds.
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She hopes it will remind people “about the importance of human connection and what it means, as families, communities and as a nation, to be together and to feel united to help one another through times of hardship or uncertainty,” the palace says.
As Kate and William walked back down the aisle after the concert, Kate smiled at people in the congregation she appeared to recognize. She and William then greeted special attendees who’d taken part in the service.
source: people.com
