Stephen Fry's cheeky 'dig' at Prince William during Royal Variety Performance
The show aired on ITV last nightStephen Fry appeared to poke fun at Prince William during the Royal Variety Performance, which aired on ITV last night (December 21).
The Prince and Princess of Wales attended the charity event for the first time in two years, as it was filmed at the Royal Albert Hall back in November.
Stephen Fry teases Prince William at Royal Variety Performance
Taking to the stage in character as Lady Bracknell, who he played in the 2025 West End production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, Stephen Fry performed a skit about theatre etiquette.
“You here, I grant, appear to be dressed correctly,” he told the audience.
“In dinner jackets – not tuxedos, this isn’t America – dinner jackets, which is the correct attire for events, dinners and popping along to watch Aston Villa… lose,” he added, in a cheeky dig to Prince William.
The camera then panned to the Prince and Princess of Wales, who shared a hearty laugh at the joke.
Prince William is of course a passionate supporter of Aston Villa football club. He has frequently been spotted attending their matches with his son, Prince George, with both of them looking immaculately turned out.
He previously shared the reason he started following the team as a youngster, explaining: “A long time ago at school I got into football big time. I was looking around for clubs. All my friends at school were either Man United fans or Chelsea fans and I didn’t want to follow the run of the mill teams. I wanted to have a team that was more mid-table that could give me more emotional rollercoaster moments.”
Meanwhile, Stephen Fry previously served on the board of his own favourite club, Norwich City.
Princess Kate at Royal Variety Performance
During the star-studded event, Princess Kate also shared a heartfelt moment with singer Jessie J, who was performing.
Jessie recently underwent surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Kate, of course, shared her own cancer diagnosis last year. Earlier this year, she announced the wonderful news that she is now in remission.
Speaking to Kate, Jessie said: “I just had breast cancer. I just want to give you a hug, cancer really puts life into perspective.”
The singer and the Princess of Wales then embraced, before speaking about the shock of receiving a diagnosis.
Speaking afterwards, Jessie said: “Mum to mum, who has just recently gone through cancer, I just wanted to give her a hug.”
“We acknowledged that it’s something that is not easy to go through, especially in the public eye,” she added.
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