Royal Variety Charity

The Royal Variety Charity is a British charity based in Twickenham, Middlesex, England. It is dedicated to giving support to those who have professionally served the entertainment industry and find themselves sick, impoverished or elderly.

Royal Variety Charity
Founded1908
Location
  • Twickenham, Middlesex
    United Kingdom
Area served
UK
Key people
Chairman Giles Cooper
Websiteroyalvarietycharity.org
Formerly called
  • Variety Artistes' Benevolent Fund
  • Entertainment Artistes' Benevolent Fund

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 then in June 2015 was officially awarded the title and name of the Royal Variety Charity.[2]

The charity 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
Main article: 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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References
  1. "Royal Variety Patrons".
  2. "EABF changes name to Royal Variety Charity".
  3. "Royal Variety Criteria of Support".


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