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List of Royal Variety Performances

This is a list of Royal Variety Performances, gala evenings held annually in the United Kingdom, which are attended by senior members of the British Royal Family. Initially, the reigning monarch(s) would attend the show but in more recent years, the senior members attending have alternated, with Queen Elizabeth II attending less and less frequently as her reign progressed.

Performances

Where no town or city is noted in the venue column in the following table, it means that the venue is situated in London.

1910s

Consumer broadcasting had yet to be invented.

  1. ^ Named the Royal Command Performance.
  2. ^ Renamed the Royal Variety Performance. The orchestra was conducted by Edward Elgar.

1920s

All of the gala evenings in the 1920s were un-broadcast and had no main presenter.

  1. ^ The first time that the Royal Variety Performance became an annual event.
  2. ^ The first Royal Variety Performance to broadcast. The BBC provided live radio coverage.

1930s

  1. ^ Held in the presence of King George V and Queen Mary in their Silver Jubilee year. It was the last show that King George V attended as he died in January 1936.
  2. ^ The last show until after World War II. The finale involving about 150 performers was the biggest ever for a Royal Variety Performance.

1940s

1950s

  1. ^ King George VI was too ill to attend.
  2. ^ The first Royal Variety Performance to be held outside London.

1960s

1970s

  1. ^ The first Royal Variety Performance to be televised live.
  2. ^ The Silver Jubilee Royal Variety Gala.
  3. ^ Carol Channing was not listed in the programme, nor is she listed on the EABF website, however her presence is verified by video of the programme posted to YouTube.

1980s

1990s

  1. ^ Billed as "A Royal Birthday Gala" to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Queen Mother.
  2. ^ This performance was held on the same night that the controversial BBC Panorama interview with Princess Diana aired on BBC One.

2000s

  1. ^ The first Royal Variety Performance to be held in Scotland.
  2. ^ Graham Norton, Tess Daly, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Emma Bunton, Mathew Horne, James Corden, Tom Daley, Myleene Klass, Jimmy Tarbuck, Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Josh Hartnett, Rebecca Adlington, Brendan Fraser, Christine Bleakley, Adrian Chiles, Connie Fisher, John Barrowman, Pete Waterman, Nicki Chapman, Neil Fox and Peter Kay
  3. ^ The first Royal Variety Performance to be staged in Blackpool since 1955. Ticket sales had to be suspended early due to overwhelming demand.

2010s

  1. ^ Sheridan Smith was due to appear but withdrew following the death of her father.[97]

2020s

  1. ^ First time in the event's history that no royal family or audience members were present due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The then Prince of Wales instead appeared virtually via a pre-recorded message to the show's cast.

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