Kate Middleton’s fifth carol service was a "special" event which brought together people the royals have worked with and others who’ve done commendable charity work.
The event, which was held in Westminster Abbey on December 5, was attended by 1600 guests. One of the guests has revealed what it was like to be there and see Princess Kate, 43, and her husband, Prince William, and their three children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis, walk together.
Emily Taylor, her husband James, as well as the couple Candice Jones and Anton Griffiths were invited to represent kids’ hospice Tŷ Hafan in South Wales.
Both couples met Kate in January when she visited the hospice and was announced as the new royal patron.
"It was one of those moments when you’re trying to take everything in. To actually see the Prince and the Princess and their children walking in together in these grand surroundings. It felt so monumental. I was just trying to take it all in,” Emily told People.
“You see them, and they are a parent and their children. You just realize they are just humans, a mum and a dad with their children," she added.
For Emily, seeing the family was "bittersweet" as she lost her own 11-month-old daughter, Violet to a rare genetic disorder called TBCK Syndrome in 2023.
"I got the impression [that] they cared about the community and the people who were there. They have got two boys and a little girl. Me and Candice both said it was bittersweet for us. We have two boys, and we lost our little girl," Emily added. "
There is that connection with them. To even have the invite and then to be in the presence of them as a family was really special," reflected Emily.
This year’s Christmas carol concert was made special by Chiwetel Ejiofor’s rendition of A Visit from St. Nicholas. Also attending were Eugene Levy and Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham.
