24th February, 2016
The Royal Variety Charity is delighted to be supporting Her Majesty The Queen's Patron's Lunch on 12th June 2016. Chairman of the Royal Variety Charity, Giles Cooper, commented,
"I am delighted to confirm that the Royal Variety Charity will be wholeheartedly supporting the 'Patron's Lunch' on June 12th to celebrate Her Majesty's patronage of ours and many other charities, on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
The Royal Variety Charity has been honoured and privileged to have had Royal patronage from the reigning monarch since the early 20th Century, but no-one has served and supported our charity longer than Her Majesty The Queen.
The Royal Variety Charity is very much the 'entertainment industry's charity' and whilst it has constantly evolved, it has always existed as the entertainment industry 'looking after its own'. This would never have been possible without the unwavering support of continuing generations of our Royal Family and I would therefore like to thank, above all, Her Majesty The Queen, for all she has done in supporting our charity for so long.
I know I speak for not only the Management Body of this great charity, but also on behalf of the entertainment industry as a whole, when I say that Her Majesty's patronage has meant so much to so many in our industry. Her role as Patron has not only served as a focus and figurehead for all the great work we do, but her active involvement and support in attending our annual fundraiser, the Royal Variety Performance, no less than 39 times over 8 decades (1945-2012), has enabled us to raise millions of pounds for those in need in our industry.
We therefore look forward with much excitement to celebrating her patronage, together with other charities, on 12th June. I would urge everyone to get involved in supporting what I have no doubt will be a very enjoyable and memorable day."
Giles Cooper - Chairman, Royal Variety Charity
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Note to editors: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN has supported the ROYAL VARIETY CHARITY, by attending our annual fundraiser, the ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE, no less than 39 times over 8 decades, helping us to raise millions of pounds for those in need in the entertainment industry:-
No: Year RVP date Theatre
1 1945 5th November, 1945 Coliseum, London
2 1946 4th November, 1946 Palladium, London
3 1947 3rd November, 1947 Palladium, London
4 1949 7th November, 1949 Coliseum, London
5 1952 3rd November, 1952 Palladium, London
6 1953 2nd November, 1953 Coliseum, London
7 1954 1st November, 1954 Palladium, London
8 1955 13th April, 1955 Opera House, Blackpool
9 1955 7th November, 1955 Victoria Palace, London
10 1957 18th November, 1957 Palladium, London
11 1958 3rd November, 1958 Coliseum, London
12 1960 16th May, 1960 Victoria Palace, London
13 1962 29th October, 1962 Palladium, London
14 1964 2nd November, 1964 Palladium, London
15 1965 8th November, 1965 Palladium, London
16 1967 13th November, 1967 Palladium, London
17 1969 10th November, 1969 Palladium, London
18 1970 9th November, 1970 Palladium, London
19 1971 15th November, 1971 Palladium, London
20 1973 26th November, 1973 Palladium, London
21 1975 10th November, 1975 Palladium, London
22 1977 21st November, 1977 Palladium, London
23 1979 26th November, 1979 Theatre Royal, London
24 1981 23rd November, 1981 Theatre Royal, London
25 1983 6th November, 1983 Theatre Royal, London
26 1985 24th November, 1985 Theatre Royal, London
27 1987 23rd November, 1987 Palladium, London
28 1989 19th November, 1989 Palladium, London
29 1990 18th July, 1990 Palladium, London
30 1993 14th November, 1993 Dominion, London
31 1995 19th November, 1995 Dominion, London
32 1997 30th November, 1997 Victoria Palace, London
33 1999 28th November, 1999 Hippodrome, Birmingham
34 2001 25th November, 2001 Dominion, London
35 2003 24th November, 2003 Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
36 2005 21st November, 2005 Millennium Centre, Cardiff
37 2007 3rd December, 2007 Empire, Liverpool
38 2009 3rd December, 2009 Opera House, Blackpool
39 2012* 19th November, 2012 Royal Albert Hall, London
* special centenary show
For more info on Patron's of the Royal Variety Charity CLICK HERE
For more info on the history of the Royal Variety Performance CLICK HERE
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