Royal Family - Guests of Honour

Royal guests of honour attending the Royal Variety Show since 1912

NB. For a detailed list, year-by-year, including photos, videos, reviews and show programmes, please visist our extensive ARCHIVE

Queen Elizabeth II (39 times) 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1955 (London), 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964–65, 1967, 1969–71, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989–90, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh (29 times) 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1955 (London), 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 

Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (26 times) 1937–38, 1945–51, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991

King Charles III (16 times) 1968, 1977, 1984, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2020

King George V (15 times) 1912, 1919, 1921–23, 1925–28, 1930–35

Queen Mary (15 times) 1912, 1919, 1921–23, 1925–28, 1930–35

King George VI (8 times) 1937–38, 1945–50 Princess Margaret (4 times) 1949, 1951, 1968, 1990

Queen Camilla (5 times) 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016

William, Prince of Wales (5 times) 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

Catherine, Princess of Wales (5 times) 2014, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

Princess Anne, Princess Royal (twice) 1968, 2011

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (twice) 2015, 2018

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (once) 2018

Diana, Princess of Wales (once) 1992 

Earl of Snowdon (once) 1968

Vice-Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence (once) 2011

Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (once) 2022

Sophie, Countess of Wessex (once) 2022

Queen Maud of Norway (once) 1922

Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (once) 2023

Prince Daniel of Sweden (once) 2023