Overview
- Kensington Palace confirmed the Prince and Princess of Wales will be royal guests of honour at the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday.
- Comedian Jason Manford hosts a bill featuring a Les Misérables 40th-anniversary medley, an exclusive piece from Paddington The Musical, and performances by Jessie J, Laufey, Madness and Stephen Fry.
- It will be the couple’s sixth time at the gala, marking their first attendance since Princess Kate’s cancer diagnosis in early 2024.
- During the evening, they are scheduled to meet performers along with representatives of the Royal Variety Charity.
- The annual fundraiser, established in 1912 and cited as drawing over 150 million TV viewers worldwide, will be broadcast in the U.K. on ITV in December.