Princess Kate hurt, cancels Christmas concert celebration at eleventh hour

Princess Kate is seemingly 'hurt' as she had to make last-minute adjustments to her special Christmas Carol Service for this year.

Kate’s festive favourite was dealt a major blow after star performer Hannah Waddingham had to bow out at the last minute. 

The Emmy-winning powerhouse, known for belting out tunes with impossible ease, has been ordered to give her vocal cords a rest after an intense film schedule left them decidedly less jolly.

But Waddingham will still grace the event with her presence tonight, just not with her trademark high notes. 

Instead, singer Zak Abel has stepped in to perform Silent Night, ensuring the concert’s fifth consecutive year remains as magical as ever.

Guests at tonight’s carol concert will be greeted not just with festive cheer, but with a heartfelt musical nod to the late Duchess of Kent. 

Young performers from Future Talent co-founded to support musically gifted children from low-income backgrounds will serenade arrivals at the Abbey as a specially formed brass ensemble of eight musicians aged 13 to 18.

Royal Correspondent, Danielle Stacey, calls the gesture a particularly touching one from Princess Kate. 

“The Waleses and the Kents share so many interests from music to tennis so it’s incredibly meaningful that the Princess of Wales chose to honour the Duchess in this way,” she explains.