Kate planned carol service with help from Lady Gabriella Windsor
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The Princess of Wales planned her carol service with help from the grieving Lady Gabriella Windsor whose husband was found dead earlier this year. Kate invited Lady Gabriella during the summer to join her team organising her annual Together at Christmas event at Westminster Abbey which featured a host of stars.
The event was dedicated to those who have shown love, kindness and empathy to others in their communities, and the princess’ gesture to the daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent echoed this theme. A source said about Lady Gabriella: “She was very touched and grateful to the princess to be asked to contribute to her very special concert, and that she felt honoured to do so.”.
Kate is understood to have been incredibly grateful for her contribution. Lady Gabriella’s husband financier Thomas Kingston died on February 25 from a head injury and a gun was found near his body at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds. A coroner concluded in October he took his own life and during the inquest his widow warned about the effects of drugs used to treat mental health problems after the hearing was told Mr Kingston was prescribed drugs following complaints of trouble sleeping following stress at work.
Lady Gabriella, also known as Ella to her friends, supported Kate and played an advisory role with the organising team around the music performances that featured during the service. The carol service was staged on December 6 and featured performances by Paloma Faith, jazz singer Gregory Porter, singer-songwriter JP Cooper who performed with the Soul Sanctuary Choir and new singing talent Olivia Dean.
