Royal Variety Charity
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| Founded | 1908 |
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Area served | UK |
Key people | Chairman Giles Cooper |
| Website | royalvarietycharity |
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The Royal Variety Charity is a charity based in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. It is dedicated to helping provide support for elderly, infirm or distressed members and former members of the entertainment industry, and their dependants. Queen Elizabeth II is patron for the charity. It was originally called the Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund, and then, until June 2015,[1] as the Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund.
It was founded in 1908. It provides residential care at Brinsworth House in Twickenham, where residents have included:
- Arthur Askey CBE - (1902–1982)
- Hylda Baker - (1905–1986)
- Charlie Chester (1914–1997)
- Charlie Drake - (1925–2006)
- Alan Freeman CBE (1927–2006)
- Dame Thora Hird - (1911–2003)
Current residents include:
- Richard O'Sullivan
- Steve Clark of The Clark Brothers
- Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson
- Alexander Kok
- Robin Stewart
It holds an annual fund-raising event, the Royal Variety Performance.
References
- ^ EABF officially changes name to the Royal Variety Charity. Royal Variety Charity. Accessed April 2016.
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