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King Charles leads Princess Kate, Prince William and more royals at Commonwealth Day service – live updates

The royals were out in full force on Monday, with the Prince and Princess of Wales stepping out to support King Charles and Queen Camilla at the annual Commonwealth Day service.

Last year, Princess Kate and King Charles did not attend the key royal event after they were diagnosed with cancer. The Palace announced that Charles had been diagnosed with a form of cancer back in February last year, while Kate went public with her diagnosis in a personal video message shared in March.

King Charles leads Princess Kate, Prince William and more royals at Commonwealth Day service – live updates© Getty Images
Charles and Kate didn’t attend the service last year

Also supporting the monarch were the Princess Royal and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. Notably absent from the service nonetheless were the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, with Sophie jetting off to New York.

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The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh did not attend this year’s service

This year’s Commonwealth Day theme is “Together We Thrive”, which celebrates the “enduring spirit of the Commonwealth family”.

Rooted in the principles of family, unity and peace, the theme highlights the importance of fostering strong and connected communities that support and empower their members, enabling meaningful progress.

The service will include special musical performances from an array of musicians including Masai Cultural Arts team and Britain’s Got Talent 2015 semi-finalists, Braimah and Jeneba Kanneh-Mason.

Keep scrolling to see the best photos from the 2025 Commonwealth Day service…

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Princess Anne’s arrival

The Princess Royal was a vision in a patterned, dark green coatdress. She accessorised with a gleaming gold brooch and a chic disc hat in a lovely sage-green hue. 

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The Prince and Princess of Wales arrive

Prince William and Princess Kate followed, with Kate opting for a bold scarlet coat dress by Catherine Walker complete with a large 3D bow.

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Kate’s fashion

She spruced up her look with an elegant pillbox hat crafted by Gina Foster and wore her flowing chestnut locks down loose in glamorous waves. 

As for accessories, the mother-of-three wore a layered pearl necklace and a pair of beautiful pearl drop earrings.

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