Celebrate a Life carol services
Join us in celebrating your shining stars at our carol services outside The Royal Marsden hospitals in Sutton and Chelsea.
Service details
Sutton service
Tuesday 1 December at 6pm Join us at the front of The Royal Marsden, Downs Rd, Sutton SM2 5PT
Chelsea service
Thursday 3 December at 6pm Join us at the front of The Royal Marsden, 203 Fulham Rd, Chelsea, London SW3 6JJ. If you are attending the Chelsea event, please note there is no parking available.
On the night
Both services take place outside, so please wrap up warm and bring an umbrella – just in case! Limited seating is available at both carol services with only a few seats available for those who require them. If you have any accessibility requirements, please let us know by Thursday 27 November and we will do our best to accommodate you. Email us at charity@royalmarsden.org or call 020 7808 2233.The Charity’s offices, in both Sutton and Chelsea, will be closed to visitors on the evening of the events, but there will be information stands outside to help you with anything you may need.
Order of Service
A printed Order of Service listing all your special Celebrate a Life star names will be available at both the carol services. A downloadable version is also available online closer to the time. To ensure your shining star's name is printed in our Order of Service, please name your stars before 15 November 2026.
Filming and photography at the event
The carol service events will be live streamed and the recordings will be made available on our website and on Facebook.
If you are attending the events in person then you will not be recorded as part of the livestream, unless you are performing or cross into one of the filming areas. Please keep to the designated areas and follow the instructions of the volunteers to ensure you do not accidentally interrupt the filming of the livestream.
Photography and videos will also be recorded before, during and after the services. You will not be included in these in an identifiable way unless we have asked your permission and have a signed consent form from you.
If we would like to photograph you then our team will offer you the consent form, including our contact details if you change your mind. They will also be happy to answer any questions you may have.
We’d love to include you in the photos so that we can show others how special the Celebrate a Life carol services are. However, we cannot feature everybody, and we understand that not everyone is comfortable with this either, so please do feel free to say no if you prefer.
For more information, please see our privacy policy.
We are here to help you
If you have any questions or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. To receive updates about Celebrate a Life including details about the carol services, please get in touch at charity@royalmarsden.org
Watch the carol services online
If you cannot attend the services, you can still be a part of Celebrate a Life by joining us virtually.
Both services will be streamed on our Facebook page. The recordings will also be available to watch on our website following the services.
You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch the live stream. If you are asked to sign up, you can click 'skip' or 'not now' and you will be able to access it. If you would like to interact with the stream or comment you will need to be logged into a Facebook account.
Sutton carol service livestream - watch live on Tuesday 1 December from 6pm
Chelsea carol service livestream - watch live on Thursday 3 December from 6pm
The stories behind the stars
Name your shining star today
Every star named helps make a vital difference to people affected by cancer.