Lady Gabriella Windsor, who was grieving, was contacted by the Princess of Wales to assist her in organizing her carol concert.

Over the summer, 42-year-old Kate appealed to Lady Gabriella, 43, whose husband Thomas Kingston committed suicide in February.

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter, Lady Gabriella, played a significant part in organizing the December 6 service at Westminster Abbey.After experiencing a negative reaction to antidepressant medication, her 45-year-old financier husband, whom she married in 2019, killed himself at his parents’ Cotswolds home.

According to reports, Lady Gabriella was a “real member of the carol service team” and had a say in the musical selections.

She contributed her experience to the concert as a singer-songwriter who has previously released a charity single.

The Princess was “incredibly grateful for her contribution,” according to an insider, while she “enjoyed her role within the service and was excited to be a part of it.”

“She was extremely touched and thankful to the Princess to be asked to contribute to her very special concert,” a friend continued. She was honored.

 

As guests waited in line to enter the service, Lady Gabriella personally assisted in enlisting the youth charity Restore the Music to perform for them.

“Lady Gabriella is extremely passionate about music and helping young people find their voice,” stated Polly Moore, CEO of Restore the Music.

She frequently attends our events and has served as one of our ambassadors for the last five years.

I replied, “Are you kidding, of course!” when she messaged to ask if I would be interested.

She was a great sounding board during the planning process and very approachable. She is the most amazing individual. I am so appreciative of her

 

Actress Sophie Okonedo read a poem, and Lady Gabriella assisted in selecting singer Gregory Porter and pianist Rosey Chan to play a specially composed lyrical piece.

Before her yearly carol concert on Christmas Eve, the Princess of Wales has also posted a heartfelt Christmas message urging Britons to turn to “love, not fear.”

Early in the month of December, the 42-year-old Princess of Wales held her fourth ‘Together at Christmas’ service at the historic church in the center of London.

Following a course of preventative chemotherapy in the first half of 2024, this was one of the mother-of-three’s few public appearances this year.

After the Princess of Wales had major abdominal surgery in the hospital, doctors informed her that they had discovered evidence of cancer and recommended that she have the grueling treatment.

With her fourth ‘Together At Christmas’ carol service at Westminster Abbey, which will be broadcast on ITV on Christmas Eve, Kate has started to reenter the public eye after several months.

The Princess of Wales will’slow down and reflect on the deeper things that connect us all’ in her special Christmas message, which will open the broadcast.

She wrote a letter to each attendee at the December 6 service in Westminster Abbey and 15 regional community services, emphasizing the value of love and empathy.

“Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year,” she will say. “It’s a time for presents, tinsel, and mince pies, but it’s also a time to slow down and reflect on the deeper things that connect us all.”

“We find the space to live our lives with an open heart, with love, kindness, and forgiveness—so much of what the Christmas spirit is all about—when we take a moment to step back and remove ourselves from the stresses of everyday life.”

The Christmas tale challenges us to think about other people’s feelings and experiences. In addition, it highlights our own frailties and serves as a reminder of the value of empathy, as well as how much we depend on one another despite our differences.

“It encourages us to turn to love, not fear, above all else.”

This year’s ‘Together at Christmas’ concert has love and empathy as its theme, which is perhaps appropriate given the Princess of Wales’s challenging year.

“The love we show ourselves and the love we show others,” Kate will say. Love that brings joy and hope; love that is understanding and kind; love that is forgiving; and love that listens with empathy.

The best gift we can get, not only on Christmas but every day of our lives, is love.

There are a lot of inspirational people helping those in need all over the United Kingdom. In addition to being a heartfelt celebration of each and every one of you, this Carol Service serves as a reminder that we must all shine for one another during the year and at Christmas.

“Because we are each other’s light in both happy and sad times.”

‘Very Merry Christmas’ is the final words of the mother-of-three.

Her message will be played as a voiceover at Westminster Abbey’s ‘Together at Christmas’ carol concert.

It will then “feature three special community films which bring to life the stories of people and organisations who have inspired, counselled, and comforted others in their times of need,” with Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald narrating the broadcast of her annual festive gathering.

“The groups are shown receiving letters from the princess inviting them to attend — and in the case of the Sankofa Songsters sing at — the service at Westminster Abbey,” Kensington Palace stated.

The films will feature the Sankofa Songsters, an intergenerational choir, Beyond Cornwall, and the Worcestershire Gingerbread Group.

The first will highlight a single mother from Worcestershire who founded the Worcestershire Gingerbread Group to combat loneliness.

Six young carers, ages eight to thirteen, who ‘go above and beyond every day to show empathy and support to their families’ will be featured in the Beyond Cornwall movie.

The final one will describe a Belong Chester-based intergenerational choir. Care home residents and their young friends from The Nursery in Belong, run by the nationwide charity Ready Generations, come together in this non-profit care village.

According to Kensington Palace, the choir, which has members ranging in age from two to one hundred, has “enhanced the lives of everyone, strengthening relationships between all ages by spreading kindness and love.”