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The Princess of Wales is seen chatting to the Countess of Wessex at the carol service that paid tribute to the late Queen Elizabeth II. Two of the Prince and Princess of Wales' children were in attendance at the concert, with their youngest, the famously cheeky Prince Louis, absent from the event. He ends the reading by saying: 'The carol In The Bleak Midwinter ends by asking a question of all of us who know the Christmas story of how God gave himself to us in humble service. Audiences watching the service expressed their emotion at the poignant images shown of the Queen on a grand piano played by Ffrench, a composer who is the Artistic Director at the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

A young mother and a dutiful father with their baby were joined by poor shepherds and visitors from afar. In one of the most poignant sections of the service, William, Prince of Wales, read an extract from the late Queen's 2012 Christmas message.

King Charles III's siblings, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward, did not appear to be at the event. The Prince of Wales, Princess Charlotte, Prince George and the Princess of Wales are pictured arriving together for the Westminster Abbey service that took place earlier this month.

At different times of the day, or in different seasons, the light falling in the Abbey will light up something that you have walked past a million times and never seen before.Olympic gold medallist Nicola Adams OBE read Luke 2:1-7 and Actress Dame Kristen Scott Thomas DBE read Malcolm Guite’s poem, Refugee. Actress Dame Judi reflected that the Queen's annual Christmas message was a tradition in her family. In another touching tribute to the late monarch, musician Alexis Ffrench played In The Bleak Midwinter on a grand piano emblazoned with the Queen's image from different stages of her life and reign.

There was music from Alfie Boe OBE and Melanie C, who sang Silent night; Samantha Barks, who sang Walking in the air; and Craig David who sang Have yourself a merry little Christmas. It then goes into Alexis Ffrench's beautiful piano rendition of the festive favourite as the Prince continued to recite: 'If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb.The performance took place during World War Two, meaning the late Queen was still a teenager in the happy picture. Tributes were paid to HM Queen Elizabeth II during the second annual Royal Carols: Together at Christmas service at Westminster Abbey on Thursday 15th December. This year is the royal family's first Christmas without Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away in September aged 96. The Princess of Wales tonight shared a rare image of Queen Elizabeth as a young girl preparing for a Christmas panto, revealing her own children inherited Her Majesty's love of 'putting on little shows'. Speaking at the start of the programme, Kate said: 'This Christmas will be our first without her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth.