{"id":301024,"date":"2025-12-05T20:34:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/301024\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T20:34:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:34:10","slug":"james-michael-and-carole-middleton-pictured-at-kates-carol-service-but-pippa-absent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/301024\/","title":{"rendered":"James, Michael and Carole Middleton pictured at Kate’s Carol Service but Pippa absent"},"content":{"rendered":"

James Middleton and his parents have attended Princess Kate’s Together At Christmas Carol Service, but Pippa Middleton is absent.<\/p>\n

The mother and father of the Princess of Wales, Carole Middleton and Michael Middleton, were seen entering alongside James and his wife Alizee Thevenet.<\/p>\n

Pippa, who has previously gone to the last four concerts, was not in attendance this evening.<\/p>\n

The Princess of Wales was joined by Prince William, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis at the Abbey this evening.<\/p>\n

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James Middleton stepped out with his parents at Kate’s service.<\/p>\n

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Kate’s parents, Carole and Michael, are both in attendance.<\/p>\n

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James Middleton walked arm in arm with his wife, Alizee Thevenet.<\/p>\n

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Princess Kate has pushed forward this year’s event, which is backed by The Royal Foundation.<\/p>\n

This year’s service centres on celebrating love in its many forms, from familial bonds and friendships to community spirit and acts of kindness between strangers.<\/p>\n

The congregation of 1,600 guests includes individuals from throughout the United Kingdom who have given their time to support others, launched community-building projects, or extended help to those in need.<\/p>\n

There is a star-studded guest list at the show, including Lewis Moody and his family.<\/p>\n

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James Middleton attended the event with his wife, Alizee Thevenet, but there was no sign of his sister, Pippa.<\/p>\n

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The rugby star announced he had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease in September.<\/p>\n

Kensington Palace announced earlier in the week that the Prince and Princess of Wales sent Mr Moody a private letter alongside his invitation.<\/p>\n

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, the former rugby player said: “It’s such a special time of year for us, so to be able to attend with family, to even be invited in the first place, it’s a real honour, and Mike Tindall had a part to play in that.”<\/p>\n

Mike arrived with his wife Zara, being seen chatting away to singer Hannah Waddingham, who was forced to pull out of her scheduled performance this evening.<\/p>\n

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James and his wife, Alizee Thevenet, have attended all five of the Together At Christmas Carol Service.<\/p>\n

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The singer withdrew due to strained vocal cords caused by her extensive film schedule.<\/p>\n

She has been replaced by Zak Abel, who will sing Silent Night in her place.<\/p>\n

The Westminster Abbey choir will perform beloved traditional carols, while an impressive roster of musical talent takes to the stage.<\/p>\n

Platinum Performing Arts, a community organisation based in Edmonton, North London, will showcase its young performers during the service.<\/p>\n

\"KatePrincess Kate has spearheaded this year’s event, which receives backing from The Royal Foundation. | PA<\/p>\n

Guests arriving at the Abbey were greeted by music from eight musicians aged 13 to 18, performing as a specially assembled brass ensemble.<\/p>\n

These young players come from Future Talent, a charity established by the Late Duchess of Kent to provide opportunities for musically gifted children from low-income households.<\/p>\n

The Prince of Wales himself will deliver one of the poignant readings during the service.<\/p>\n

The concert marks the fifth consecutive year of the festive celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Middleton and his parents have attended Princess Kate’s Together At Christmas Carol Service, but Pippa Middleton is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301025,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,96,120944,661,98794,1852,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-301024","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-james-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-pippa-middleton","13":"tag-royal","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301024"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301024\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301024"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301024"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}