PHOTOS: Kate Middleton Heads To The Chapel Alone

Dec. 2 2010, Published 6:00 a.m. ET

Kate Middleton surfaced on Wednesday night at a church in London and RadarOnline.com has the latest photos from her solo outing.

The brunette beauty, who was sporting her engagement ring previously worn by Prince William’s mother Princess Diana, tried to keep her hands warm as she stepped out into the snowy, bitter cold air at the end of the night.

Her visit to St. Luke’s Church in Chelsea did have a royal connection: it was a Christmas carol benefit to honor the Henry can Straubenzee Memorial Fund, an organization cherished by Prince William.

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While her dashing fiance rubbed elbows with David Beckham in Switzerland, Kate stuck close to a friend and mingled with some pals after the concert. A source told People that her visit had one dramatic difference to last year’s stop: "It's incredible how things have changed," one witness told People. "Last year she left this event in a taxi. This time she had a press officer and a specially-protected Range Rover."