The Royal Variety Performance 2021 (2021)

In its 109th year, the Royal Variety Performance returned with a stellar line-up. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were the royal presence this year as they helped mark exactly one hundred years of Patronage from the reigning Monarch, beginning with King George V in 1921.The show was hosted at the Royal Albert Hall in London with Chatty Man Alan Carr presenting the show. Included in the performances were Sir Rod Stewart, Ed Sheeran, Years and Years, Elvis Costello, Gregory Porter, James Blunt and Anne Marie. Four comedians, Judi Love, Bill Bailey, Josh Widdicombe and Chris McCausland, took to the stage to make audiences laugh. Cirque du Soleil appeared again with their jaw-dropping performance from their latest show Luzia and The Messoudi Brothers also performed to impress with their unique act. There was also theatre performances as the cast of the Royal Shakespeare Company's show of Matilda performed parts of the musical and an exclusive performance from the Moulin Rouge The Musical production.