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| location = [[Twickenham, London]]<br>England, United Kingdom |
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The '''Royal Variety Charity''' is a British charity based in [[Twickenham]], [[London]], England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly. |
The '''Royal Variety Charity''' is a British charity based in [[Twickenham]], [[London]], England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly. |
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The charity is believed to be one of the few charities in the UK that has an unbroken line of patronage from the reigning monarch since [[George V]] in the early twentieth century. [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] is the current sole life-patron of the charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-charity/royal-patronage|title=Royal Variety Patrons}}</ref> |
The charity is believed to be one of the few charities in the UK that has an unbroken line of patronage from the reigning monarch since [[George V]] in the early twentieth century. [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] is the current sole life-patron of the charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalvarietycharity.org/royal-variety-charity/royal-patronage|title=Royal Variety Patrons}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1908 establishments in England]] |
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[[Category:Charities based in London]] |
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[[Category:Organisations based in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]] |
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[[Category:Organizations established in 1908]] |
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| Founded | 1908 |
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Area served | UK |
Key people | Giles Cooper (Chairman) |
| Website | royalvarietycharity |
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The Royal Variety Charity is a British charity based in Twickenham, London, England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly.
The charity is believed to be one of the few charities in the UK that has an unbroken line of patronage from the reigning monarch since George V in the early twentieth century. Queen Elizabeth II is the current sole life-patron of the charity.[1]
Established in 1908, the charity was originally called the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund, and then in 1971 the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund, and before being officially permitted in June 2015 to use the title the Royal Variety Charity.[2]
It provides residential and nursing care for elderly entertainers at its own care home, Brinsworth House in Twickenham and also provides a nationwide grant scheme for those living in their own homes, of any age, living anywhere in the UK.[3]
Royal Variety Performance
The Royal Variety Charity has organised its own annual fundraising event called the Royal Variety Performance since 1912, which is attended by the monarch or other senior members of the British royal family.
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