Princess of Wales sets date for 2026 Christmas service

The Princess of Wales has announced that her sixth annual Together at Christmas carol service will be held at Westminster Abbey on December 11, with more than 1,600 guests expected to attend.

The service will include traditional and contemporary Christmas music, readings and performances by special guests. Organisers say the event will focus on love, kindness and caring for others. Guests are expected to include people who have supported others in their communities.

Fifteen community carol services are also planned across the UK, from the Shetland Isles to Devon. The reports describe these as part of the wider Together at Christmas programme, alongside the Westminster Abbey gathering.

The televised service is planned for ITV1 and ITVX, but reports differ over whether it will air on Christmas Eve alone or on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day morning. The schedule has not been resolved in the reporting. One account lists Christmas Eve only, while others include a Christmas Day morning broadcast.

The December 11 event will be the sixth annual service. The Princess of Wales began hosting it in 2021, and it has been held at Westminster Abbey. She and the Prince of Wales married at the...