Kate Middleton set to address nation and has relied on fellow royal for help

Kate Middleton is set to address the nation this week and has relied on a fellow Royal Family member for help with the speech. Kate has been helped by Lady Gabriella Windsor for her Christmas carol concert which will see her personally address the UK to open proceedings.

Kate, 42, asked Lady Gabriella, the daughter of Prince and Princess of Michael of Kent, to join her team in creating this year’s Together at Christmas Carol service. It comes after a difficult year for Ella, as she is known to her family and friends, following her husband’s shock death by suicide.

Thomas Kingston died from a “traumatic head wound” and a gun was found near his body, an inquest has heard. Kingston, who married the king’s second cousin in 2019, was found dead in an outbuilding at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds last week, the inquest was told as it opened at Gloucestershire coroner’s court.

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“I have received evidence of the brief circumstances surrounding this tragic incident also in written format, which complies with rule 23 of the Coroners Rules 2013,” the senior coroner Katy Skerrett said in a statement earlier this year.

“These brief circumstances are as follows: Mr Kingston was visiting his parents’ home in the Cotswolds. On 25 February 2024 he ate lunch with his parents. His father went out to walk the dogs. On his return, Mr Kingston was not in the house, and after approximately 30 minutes his mother went to look for him. His father forced entry on a locked outbuilding when no reply could be gained.

“He found Mr Kingston deceased with a catastrophic head injury. A gun was present at the scene. Emergency services were called. Police are satisfied the death is not suspicious. A postmortem has been undertaken by Dr Jones, a consultant histopathologist, and a provisional cause of death has been given as a traumatic wound to head.”

Kate's Christmas carols concert was filmed at Westminster Abby on December 6 and will air on ITV on Christmas Eve. The synopsis, courtesy of ITV, explains that it will provide "a moment to reflect upon the importance of love and empathy, and how much we need each other, especially in the most difficult times of our lives".

It continues: "The service will shine a light on individuals from all over the UK who have shown love, kindness and empathy towards others in their communities." The theme is inspired by the story of Christmas, with 1,600 guests who have gone above and beyond to show support for others set to be invited to attend in person at Westminster Abbey.