Royal Variety Performance
Flash of laughter from Kate and William
Kate and William on their way to the recording of the Royal Variety Performance.
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Recorded one day after the “Endgame” revelations: Prince William and Princess Kate laugh through tears on TV show.
No trace of anger over the revelations in the scandal book “Endgame”: Prince William (41) and Princess Kate (41) were in a good mood at the Royal Variety Performance in London. The long-running show aired on British television on Sunday (December 17).
But it was recorded on November 30th – one day after a Dutch translation of “Endgame” revealed which member of the Royal Family had concerns about the skin color of Prince Harry (39) and Duchess Meghan’s (42) son Archie (4) expressed before his birth. Meghan and Harry made relevant allegations publicly in an interview with Oprah Winfrey (69) in 2021, without mentioning the name of the family member.
Prince William laughs in tears
“Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival”, the full title of the book, is, among other things, about an alleged power struggle between King Charles III. (75) and his son William as well as the supposedly cold relationship between Kate and Meghan. There was no sign of any of this at the Royal Variety Performance. William and Kate were visibly amused by host Bradley Walsh’s (63) opening monologue. The presenter, known from “The Chase”, the British original of the popular quiz show “Gefragt – Gejagt”, jokingly complained, among other things, that he had not yet been awarded a medal by the royal family.
Prince William was filmed wiping tears of laughter from his eyes during the appearance of comedian Tom Allen (40).
Cher and royal visit from Sweden
In addition to Kate and William, other distinguished visitors took their seats in the royal box. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden (46) did the honors with her husband Prince Daniel (50). The heir to the Swedish throne had previously visited her British counterpart at Windsor Castle.
Cher (77), real showbiz royalty, was also a guest at the Royal Variety Performance. The American sang her new Christmas song “DJ Play a Christmas Song”. In addition to Cher, Rick Astley (57) also performed on the stage of the Royal Albert Hall.
The Royal Variety Performance first took place in 1912 and has taken place every year since 1957. The gala, which is mostly attended by high representatives of the British nobility, raises funds for the Royal Variety Charity. This organization looks after elderly, sick or impoverished members of the British entertainment industry.