The countdown to Christmas is approaching and one royal duchess is already packing her diary with festive celebrations.
The Duchess of Gloucester already has a December packed full of yuletide celebrations and the Royal Family hasn’t even revealed all her engagements up until Christmas Day.
The Duchess, 79, will be enjoying plenty of festive cheer on the build up to the big day.
The first Advent celebration she’s set to attend takes place on November 30 and it’s in a beautiful setting. The Duchess will take part in the Advent Carol Service at St. Paul’s Cathedral.
It’s being held by the Friends of St. Paul’s Cathedral, which was set up in 1952 to support the famous church. The Duchess of Gloucester is their patron.
Just three days later, the Duchess of Gloucester is at another Christmas service. On December 2, she and the Duke of Gloucester will be at the Hereford Cathedral Perpetual Trust Advent Carol Service at The Guards’ Chapel in London.
The choir of Hereford Cathedral perform at the Guards’ Chapel every year and this service began as a way of celebrating the links that the cathedral has with local military groups. It’s now a way for those living in or near London to enjoy the music of the Hereford Cathedral choristers in the run up to Christmas.
A third and very poignant carol service is also already in the diary of this duchess. On December 8, the Duchess of Gloucester will attend the Evening of Hope Carol Service at St. Mary Abbots Parish Church in Kensington.
This carol service is held by the charity, Missing People, for those who are missing and those who are hoping for the return of a missing person. It also remembers those who have passed away. The Duchess of Gloucester is patron of Missing People.
The Duchess of Gloucester is also a regular at the Christmas carol service organised every year by the Princess of Wales and which is expected to take place at Westminster Abbey again later in December.
The Duchess of Gloucester was out and about with the Royal Family at the weekend. Along with the Duke of Gloucester, she was at the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance which was held at the Royal Albert Hall.
Prince George attended the Festival of Remembrance for the first time this year with the Duchess of Gloucester smiling broadly at him as he took his place in the royal box.
