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The Princess of Wales will be making a grand appearance in just days, it has been announced. Princess Catherine will join her husband, the Prince of Wales, King Charles and Queen Camilla, the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester next Monday, March 9, to celebrate Commonwealth Day 2026.

The annual event with around 1,800 guests will take place at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace has announced. The March 9 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.

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.

Inspired by the meeting's theme - accelerating partnerships and investment for a prosperous commonwealth - the service will celebrate collaboration as the defining strength of the modern family of nations.

Among the congregation will be Commonwealth high commissioners, Government representatives, young people and leading voices from the creative community.

The service will feature landmark artistic moments, including the world premiere of the Commonwealth Symphony, composed by Rekesh Chauhan.

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It will also include 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.