The Princess of Wales is set to attend a royal engagement in just days – the annual celebration of the Commonwealth alongside the other senior royals
Princess Kate is just days away from making an appearance at the first major royal event of the year. The Princess of Wales will join Prince William, King Charles, Princess Anne and a host of other senior royals to celebrate Commonwealth Day 2026, taking place on Monday (March 9), to celebrate the unity between the Commonwealth nations.
Buckingham Palace announced that the annual event will be taking place at Westminster Abbey with 1,800 guests in attendance. The service will also include an address from Royal Commonwealth Society ambassador Geri Halliwell-Horner, a reflection from Oti Mabuse and a poem from Selina Tusitala Marsh, the inaugural Commonwealth Poet Laureate.
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Among the congregation will be Commonwealth high commissioners, Government representatives, young people and leading voices from the creative community. The service will feature poignant artistic moments, including the world premiere of the Commonwealth Symphony, composed by Rekesh Chauhan.
The annual service will also feature a bespoke dance collaboration between the Royal Ballet School and Sapnay Entertainments, uniting classical ballet and Bollywood in a powerful expression of cross-cultural partnership. Other performers include a Scottish ceilidh band, the Melodians Steel Orchestra and further special reflections and readings from guests.
As head of the Commonwealth, Charles issues an annual message to the 56 member-nations, which will hold their biennial Commonwealth meeting this year during the first week of November in the capital of Antigua and Barbuda.
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The service will celebrate collaboration as the defining strength of the modern family of nations, drawing inspiration by the meeting’s theme of accelerating partnerships and investment for a prosperous commonwealth.
The event next week will be Kate’s first outing since she and her husband Prince William celebrated St David’s Day last week with a trip to Wales. The Prince and Princess of Wales travelled to Powys for a string of engagements, where they tore up their official schedule to greet hundreds of people who braved the rain to see them.
They travelled to The Hanging Gardens, a community hub focused on resilience and creativity, in the mid-Wales town of Llanidloes, arriving to cheers from the crowds, many waving Welsh flags and holding daffodils.
William and Kate then headed to Oriel Davies – a public contemporary art gallery in Newtown. They viewed the Hand in Hand art project, a community scheme co-produced by the gallery and Syrian and Afghan families living in Newtown and the surrounding areas.
Afterwards, the couple spoke to volunteer groups at Hafan yr Afon, a hub for culture, community and heritage in Newtown, where Kate spent time with members of Mums Matter, a service for women who are experiencing mental health problems linked to early motherhood.
The royal couple officially marked St David’s Day on Sunday with a message posted to Instagram that they delivered completely in the Welsh language, making it the first time that Kate has given a message in Welsh.
William, who delivered last year’s St David’s Day message alone in Welsh, said in the language: “To everyone in Wales, a very Happy St David’s Day!” While Kate, who wears a checked red dress and a daffodil – the country’s national flower – added: “Wales is very close to our hearts, and we look forward to every visit.”
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