Royal family LIVE: Princess Kate prepares for Christmas carol concert as German state visit concludes

On This Morning, Alison Hammond and Mark Lutton reacted to Prince Harry and Stephen Colbert recreating an exchange they had on The Great British Bake Off.

"I initially thought, to be honest, that it was an AI clip," Mark admitted. "I couldn't really quite believe that it was a legitimate clip. Yeah, it did blow up, I had so many messages from people sharing it with me, but it's been a nice little flashback to my time on Bake Off."

Find out what else the pair had to say about Harry and Stephen's social media video here. 

From greeting world leaders to commanding the room with her elegant presence, the Princess of Wales reigns as the star of state visits, outshining even the glittering jewels she wears.

"She has perfected what eluded many before her: combining majesty with approachability, tradition with modernity, duty with humanity. It’s a delicate balance that has defeated countless royals throughout history - too formal and you're remote, too casual and you diminish the Crown. Kate inhabits that impossible middle ground as if born to it. She wasn't. That makes it even more remarkable," royal author Robert Jobson tells HELLO!. "She doesn't just represent the monarchy; she embodies its evolution. She is the jewel in the Crown."

Read more about the Princess' role at state banquets this year here.

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Hours before Princess Catherine's carol service is scheduled to begin, Westminster Abbey posted a photo of the royal church's interior, showing a Christmas tree adorned with white lights and red bows. Alongside pictures, the Abbey wrote on X: "The finishing touches are being made in the Abbey ahead of Together at Christmas, a special carol service hosted by HRH The Princess of Wales here this evening."

Meghan Markle gave her Instagram followers a behind-the-scenes look at her newly released Netflix special, With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration.

"A little behind the scenes of the holiday special for ‘With Love, Meghan’ on @netflix," the Duchess of Sussex wrote alongside the post on December 4. "So much love for this crew and the magic we created together. Happy holidays!"

On December 4, the Danish Royal House shared photos of Queen Mary of Denmark at the Cancer Institute's annual Christmas event held at Rigshospitalet. According to the Royal House, the event, which took place on Wednesday evening, "offered a warm and cozy Christmas atmosphere with mulled wine, apple slices and good conversations with the young people."

The Queen will host on Friday afternoon a Christmas reception for Mary Foundation partners at Frederik VIII's Palace, Amalienborg.

The Duchess of Edinburgh is scheduled to visit the 5th Battalion The Rifles in Bulford, Wiltshire. Sophie became Royal Colonel of the 5th Battalion The Rifles back in 2007.

Friday marks the final day of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Ms. Elke Büdenbender's state visit to the UK. The president will travel to Coventry, where he will lay a wreath at Coventry Cathedral, alongside the Duke of Kent. The city of Coventry was twinned with Kiel and Dresden in Germany over their shared experience of bombardment during World War II.

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Today is an exciting day for royal watchers, as it is the day of the Princess of Wales’ fifth "Together At Christmas" carol service at London's Westminster Abbey. Members of the royal family are set to join Catherine at the festive holiday event, which will feature readings by the Prince of Wales, Kate Winslet, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Babatunde Aléshé and Joe Lock, and performances by Hannah Waddingham, Dan Smith, Griff, Katie Melua, the Fisherman’s Friends and young performers from Platinum Performing Arts.

Stay tuned!