earlier this year, lady gabriella's husband thomas kingston took his own life.# this christmas # fireside is blazing bright...# for paloma faith, singing in westminster abbey for the first time has been something special. # and this christmas will be...# it's something, first of all, that when i was born i never thought i'd be doing. i've spent my whole life watching this place on television in various situations, and now we're here and no—one can...that i know can believe it. people are just like, "what?! "we can't believe you're here!" and, actually, what's really striking about walking in isjust how much more magnificent it is in person. # do you know what i know?...# along with carols from the abbey choir, gregory porter will also perform, an experience he says was deeply meaningful. # do you know what i know?...# it was really wonderful to sing in the abbey, i because the acoustics are perfect, the - visuals are perfect. the construction was meant to be awe—inspiring, - and to feel the presence of god~ — and you feel that in this...in this extraordinary spa

the princess said she was incredibly grateful for lady gabriella's contribution.is something first of all that when i was born i never thought i'd be doing. i have spent my whole life watching this place on television in various situations and now we are here and there and no—one that i know can believe it. people are just like, "what?" "we can't believe you are here." what is striking about walking and isjust how much more magnificent it is in person. # do you know what i know?# along with carols from the abbey choir, gregory porter will also perform. an experience, he says, was deeply meaningful. # do you know what i know?# it was really wonderful to sing in the abbey. because the acoustics - are perfect, the visuals are perfect and the construction i was meant to be awe—inspiring and to feel- the presence of god. and you feel that in this extraordinary space so, | yeah, i was very excited. i love to be taken - back to my childhood. around this time of year, without_ around this time of year, without question. - it is awe—inspiring, - i like to feel like a child

and also reading that, she invited the recently widowed lady gabriella windsor to help plan the carol service. so we're talking about the cancer battles that the families had. but it's also lady gabriella, whose husband took his own life in february in an appallingly sad story, bringing her in to help support that pi'ocess. >> process. >> and sir chris hoy as well, wasn't he? and obviously facing his own battles. so thoughts with you all out there. if you are fighting your own battles or if indeed like one of our regular viewers, grumpy grandad, you're in hospital this christmas. we're sending you all our thoughts and love this year. but we do have to talk our politics. we do, we do. >> we can't avoid them. >> we can't avoid them. >> we can't avoid them. >> we can't avoid it. yeah, and it has been a year like no other, hasn't it? we've had elections, wars, political turmoil, gb's success at the olympics, england's 1528 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:11

earlier this year, lady gabriella's husband thomas kingston took his own life. she was incredibly grateful for lady gabriella's contribution this christmas. # this christmas. # fireside is blazing by. for paloma faith, singing in westminster abbey for the first time has been something special. # this is christmas. it's something, first of all, that when i was born i never thought i'd be doing. i've spent my whole life watching this place on television in various situations, and now we're here and no—one can — that i know — can believe it. people are just like, "what?!" you can't believe you're here! and, actually, what's really striking about walking in isjust how much more magnificent it is in person. # do you know what i know? along with carols from the abbey choir, gregory porter will also perform — an experience he says was deeply meaningful. # do you know what i know? it was really wonderful to sing in the abbey, i because the acoustics are perfect, the visuals are perfect. _ the construction was meant to be awe—inspiring, - and to feel the presence of god.