6 hours ago How grieving Lady Gabriella Windsor helped Kate plan Christmas carol service

Lady Gabriella said to have been ‘very touched’ to have been asked to join the princess’s team

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6 hours ago Lady Gabriella Windsor 'touched' by Kate's invite to help with carol service

The Princess of Wales called on her friend Lady Gabriella Windsor to help organise her Together at Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey, who was touched to have been asked

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9 hours ago Exactly when to buy Christmas Day meal to save money and what to look out for in shop

A savings expert has revealed Christmas Eve is officially the best day to stock up on festive produce at unbeatable prices and provides extra tips for readers

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13 hours ago BBC Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood reveals mega strict rules for New Year bash

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood's Christmas and New Year's Eve plans involve a heated pool, fireworks, and dressing to impress

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17 hours ago The week in classical: La bohème; London Contemporary Music festival – review

Royal Opera House; Hackney Church, LondonUkrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska is an unforgettable Mimì in Richard Jones’s ever sumptuous Puccini production. And mischief rules at this year’s LCMFOranges! Dates! Hot chestnuts! Nougat! Whipped cream! – to name only the most enticing treats on offer in the Latin Quarter on Christmas Eve, as depicted by Puccini in La bohème. Hawkers hawk, crowds shove, infants demand, in massed chorus. Together or alone, they greet the season against a backdrop of Paris, city of light, chimneys, smoke, wealth, poverty. The second act of this 1896 opera is a miracle of moving parts, dramatically and musically. Children and marching band bump heads with lovers at war and lovers – Rodolfo and Mimì – newly in love.Few productions match Richard Jones’s for the Royal Opera, designed by Stewart Laing, with lighting by Mimi Jordan Sherin, in capturing this sense of all life and hope squeezed on to one stage. A trio of glass-ceilinged shopping arcades, at the mere ...

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18 hours ago Wowcher launches Mystery Holiday deal for £89 with Bali, New York, and DisneyLand on the list

Be quick — this limited-time deal is only available until Christmas Eve

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20 hours ago Having themselves a VERY Merry Christmas! Revellers hit the town on Black Eye Friday as the festive season gets properly underway

The Friday before Christmas Eve has earned the nickname 'Black Eye Friday' due to the number of fights that break out in bars, pubs and clubs, with A&E departments in full swing.

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20 hours ago Kate Middleton's Christmas card 'reveals telling detail' on rift with Harry and Meghan

Prince William and Kate's Christmas card has been analysed by an expert who claims it tells a very different story to the one behind Harry and Meghan's festive snap

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21 hours ago The REAL reason Kate Middleton politely declined the Queen's unprecedented invitation to spend Christmas at Sandringham with the royal family

In 2006, the late Queen made the unprecedented move of inviting an 'unregistered' girlfriend for the first time - Prince William's partner Kate Middleton.

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