Royal Variety Performance
Welcome to the official website of the Royal Variety Performance, the entertainment industry's annual fundraising event for the Royal Variety Charity.
The Royal Variety Performance is now watched by over 152 million TV viewers worldwide, making it the most successful and longest running entertainment show in the world.
This year's Royal Variety Performance will be staged on Friday, 20th November 2026 at the Royal Albert Hall, with our official Aftershow Party held at the Natural History Museum.
Tickets will go onsale from 9am, Friday 27th February 2026: BUY TICKETS
TRH's The Prince & Princess of Wales, attend the Royal Variety Performance 2025 at the Royal Albert Hall.
His Majesty The King, Patron of the Royal Variety Charity, attends the Royal Variety Performance 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall.
The Prince & Princess of Wales attend the Royal Variety Performance 2023 at the Royal Albert Hall, accompanied by The Crown Princess and Prince of Sweden.
Royal Variety Performance 2012 attended by Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Variety Performance 2016 with Robbie Williams and Lady Gaga, attended by TRH The Prince of Wales & The Duchess Of Cornwall at the Hammersmith Apollo
Royal Variety Performance 2018 attended by TRH The Duke and Duchess of Sussex at the London Palladium
The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge attend the Royal Variety Performance 2019 at the London Palladium
Video message from HRH The Prince of Wales at the Royal Variety Show 2020. CLICK HERE
There isn't a show in the history of show-business, nor indeed in the history of television, that compares to the Royal Variety Performance; the very best in entertainment from around the globe has been presented year after year since the first show in 1912.
The quality and diversity of legendary performers over the years is both extraordinary and breathtaking; visit our huge ARCHIVE (CLICK HERE) for a full list and view photographs, video and original show programmes, year-by-year.
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CLICK HERE TO Visit our huge ARCHIVE of photos, videos and more
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Royal Patronage
The 100th anniversary of the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2012
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History of the Royal Variety Performance
The Royal Variety Performance is presented annually in aid of the Royal Variety Charity; the first show being staged in 1912 when His Majesty King George V and Her Majesty Queen Mary attended the first 'Royal Performance.'
