LONDON: Kate Middleton, Britain’s Princess of Wales, says love is the greatest gift people can give each other in a message to guests who will attend her annual Christmas carol service next week at London’s Westminster Abbey.
The December 6 carol concert, the fourth she has hosted, marks Kate’s most prominent return to royal engagements since she underwent a course of preventative chemotherapy for cancer.
In a letter to the 1,600 invited guests, Kate, 42, the wife of the heir to the throne Prince William, returned to themes of love and the need for empathy about which she has spoken in previous very personal statements and video updates on her health.
Christmas, her letter said, was not only a time for celebration but also for reflection and relief from the pressures of daily life.
She said the Christmas story reflected “our own vulnerabilities”, and how much people needed each other despite their differences.
“Above all else, it encourages us to turn to love, not fear,” she wrote. “It is this love which is the greatest gift we can receive. Not just at Christmas, but every day of our lives,” she said.
William, who earlier this month said the year had been “brutal” for the royal family with Kate’s treatment coming in the wake of his father King Charles’ own cancer diagnosis, will give a reading at the service.
Royal expert Matt Wilkinson has also revealed that Kate Middleton has invited Rob Burrow’s widow Lindsey and Sir Chris Hoy to light candles at the carol concert as she writes letter to all guests saying “Love is the light that can shine bright, even in our darkest times.”
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Six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy revealed in October that he had terminal cancer.
The “Together At Christmas” service will be broadcast on Britain’s ITV on Christmas Eve.
Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis will likely attend Kate Middleton’s annual Christmas carol service, it has been disclosed.
According to a report by The Independent, the Princess of Wales is expected to be joined by her family including husband William and their three children for the annual event.
The Princess of Wales has also invited the families and survivors of the Southport attack.
In her letter Kate Middleton says, “Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. – Agencies
