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SURROUNDED BY FAMILY, FELLOW ROYALS AND CELEBRITIES THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE HOSTS A MAGICAL NIGHT OF FESTIVE FUN AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY

Dazzling in red, the Duchess of Cambridge was brimming with festive cheer as she hosted a deeply poignant carol service last week.

Leading a star-studded affair, Kate welcomed guests from across the UK to Westminster Abbey to honour the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Her proud husband the Duke was by her side for the heart-warming charity ceremony, along with other members of the royal family including the Countess of Wessex, Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Princess Eugenie and Mike and Zara Tindall.

There was support from her own family, too, with her parents Carole and Michael Middleton, sister Pippa and brother James and his new wife Alizée watching on from their seats in the second row.

But all eyes were on the Duchess, who masterminded the Together at Christmas event, as she stepped out in a scarlet coatdress from Catherine Walker and a pair of diamond-fringed sapphire earrings on loan from the Queen.

Waiting to greet them was a choir of schoolchildren – together with reindeer brought to London from Oakleys Farm in Stoke-on-Trent to add to

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