Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte carry out piano duet for Christmas carol service

[ad_1] Catherine, the Princess of Wales , and her daughter Charlotte performed a festive piano duet that aired Wednesday as a part of an annual Christmas service celebrating “love in all its kinds,” in accordance with Kensington Palace.

British tv viewers noticed the “particular musical second” between Catherine and Princess Charlotte on Christmas Eve, the palace mentioned in a press release, including that the piano recital was recorded final week at Windsor Fortress.

The royal mom and daughter carried out “Holm Sound” by the Scottish producer Erland Cooper, a composition that they “take pleasure in enjoying collectively at dwelling,” the palace assertion added. Cooper wrote the tune for his mom, to replicate values together with “nature, connection and togetherness.”

The clip fashioned the opening sequence of the “Collectively at Christmas” live performance, which is hosted by the Princess of Wales at Westminster Abbey, in London, and broadcast yearly in the UK on December 24. In 2021, the princess hosted the first service to honor those that made a significant influence on their native communities on the top of the Covid-19 pandemic.

This 12 months’s extravaganza was filmed on the Abbey on December 5, and spotlit of us from everywhere in the UK who've “devoted or volunteered their time to be current with others, led initiatives that deliver individuals of their group collectively, or supplied a serving to hand to these round them,” the palace mentioned in a press release.

On the evening, the majestic, candle-lit Abbey was stuffed with 1,600 individuals linked by the “love and compassion” that “binds us all at Christmas and all 12 months spherical,” the palace assertion added.

British woodland timber threaded with fruits, berries and Christmas timber woven by the horticulturalist Jamie Butterworth lined the footsteps of the Abbey to create a “magical wonderland for friends from the second they arrive.”

After the service started, carols sung by the celebrated Westminster Abbey choir rang out contained in the halls of the Gothic church. A choice of British artists, together with Hannah Waddingham, Griff and Katie Melua delivered musical performances, whereas audio system together with the Prince of Wales, Kate Winslet and Chiwetel Ejiofor delivered poignant readings – all tied by the theme of “love, compassion and connection.”

Supported by the prince and princess’s Royal Basis charity, the present additionally featured a particular efficiency by younger individuals from Platinum Performing Arts, a corporation primarily based within the British capital.

Organizers additionally staged 15 different “Collectively at Christmas” group carol companies throughout the UK – together with in Manchester, the Isle of Wight and Dyfed, in southwest Wales.

The princess has steadily returned to royal duties since being identified with most cancers final 12 months. In September 2024, she introduced that she had accomplished chemotherapy and was “doing what I can to remain most cancers free.”