Overview
- Kensington Palace confirmed the Prince and Princess of Wales will serve as guests of honour at the Royal Albert Hall event this Wednesday.
- Comedian Jason Manford will host, with performances including Jessie J, Laufey and a 40th‑anniversary tribute to Les Misérables featuring Michael Ball, Matt Lucas and Killian Donnelly.
- The programme also features an exclusive presentation from Paddington The Musical and numbers from Just For One Day with Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure, plus Britain’s Got Talent winner Harry Moulding and the cast of Kinky Boots with Johannes Radebe.
- Funds raised benefit the Royal Variety Charity, which this year introduced a specialised unit to support industry professionals facing mental‑health challenges.
- The show will be recorded for broadcast on ITV in December, marking the couple’s sixth visit to the long‑running gala first staged in 1912.