Royal Variety Performance 2023

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden joined the Prince and Princess of Wales to attend the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London on November 30th, during their Official Visit to Britain. The Performance is in aid of the Royal Variety Charity, of which the late Queen was patron, which helps entertainers throughout the UK, who need help and assistance as a result of old age, ill-health, or hard times.

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Today in Royal History | November 30

Feature

The 51st Birthday of Karen Spencer, Countess Spencer

[Spencer Diamond Earrings | Spencer Diamond Rivière | Spencer Tiara | Spencer Honeysuckle Tiara | Tourmaline Brooch/Pendant]

The 58th Birthday of Crown Prince Akishino of Japan

The Birth of Princess Henriette of Belgium, Duchess of Vendôme in 1870

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Kingdom of Barbados becomes a Republic in 2021

  Prince Harry in Barbados in 2016

The Funeral of Queen Elisabeth of Belgium in 1965

The Engagement of Princess Alexandra of Kent in 1962

  Royal Film Performance in 1948

 The Funeral of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1916

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St Andrew’s Day

[Queen Mary’s Diamond Thistle Brooch | Queen Mother’s Diamond Thistle Brooch]

Swedish Royal Visits to Britain

As  Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden begin their Official Visit to Britain today, it is confirmed that they will be received by the Prince and Princess of Wales at Windsor Castle tomorrow, ahead of the Royal Variety Performance. The Swedish and British Royal Families have had a long and close family relationship over the years, with several Official and Private Royal Visits to Britain over the last century!

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Queen in Panama, 1953

The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh continued their 6-month Commonwealth Tour in Panama, on this day in 1953, following Tours around the United Kingdom after the Queen’s Coronation. The stops in BermudaJamaica, and Panama were followed by visits to FijiTongaNew ZealandAustraliaCeylon, Aden, Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar. Panama became the first foreign nation visited by the Queen after her accession.

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Today in Royal History | November 29

Wedding

The Wedding of Prince George, Duke of Kent and Princess Marina of Greece in 1934

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Riksdagssupé at the Royal Palace of Stockholm in 2022

Violence against Women and Girls Reception at Buckingham Palace in 2022

Prince Harry in Grenada in 2016

Royal Bridges Convergence in 2016

Princess Alexandra’s 80th Birthday Reception in 2016

The Christening of Prince Nikolaos of Greece in 1969

The Queen Mother at the University of London Ball in 1958

The Royal Academy Banquet in 1956

The Queen in Panama in 1953

Princess Marina in Athens in 1952

  The Danish State Visit to France in 1950

Concert at the Austrian Embassy in London in 1937

The Abdication of King Thibaw Min of Burma in 1885

[Burma’s Lost Royals

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