Royal Family
A total of 13 members of the Royal Family have attended the 81 Royal Variety Performances, and the 1912 Royal Command Performance.
| Name | No. | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth II | 34 | 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 (Blackpool), 1955 (London), 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2012 | Attended in 1949 as Princess Elizabeth |
| Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother | 26 | 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, | Attended as Queen Elizabeth between 1937 and 1951 and as The Queen Mother from 1959 onward |
| The Duke of Edinburgh | 25 | 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 | |
| King George V | 15 | 1912, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 | |
| Queen Mary | 15 | 1912, 1919, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 | |
| Charles, Prince of Wales | 12 | 1968, 1977 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010 | |
| King George VI | 8 | 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 | |
| Princess Margaret | 4 | 1949, 1951, 1968, 1990, | |
| Duchess of Cornwall | 3 | 2006, 2008, 2010 | |
| Anne, Princess Royal | 2 | 1968, 2011 | Originally Her Majesty The Queen was due to attend the 2011 show, but plans were altered. |
| Diana, Princess of Wales | 1 | 1992 | |
| Earl of Snowdon | 1 | 1968 | |
| Queen of Norway | 1 | 1922 |
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