The pop artists Cheryl Cole, Take That and N-Dubz are set to appear at the Royal Variety Performance next month. The comedian John Bishop and tenor Russell Watson will also perform for the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at the London Palladium on 9 December. The show will be hosted by the comedian Michael McIntyre who has stated he is incredibly excited to host the show. He has also stated that this is a “dream come true”. McIntyre has also stated that he incredibly excited to introduce people such as Take That, Cheryl Cole and “Prince Charles’s own personal booking, N-Dubz”.

The London grime act are now regarded as one of the hottest acts on the UK pop scene and they have also won a MOBO award in the last month for the best song. This is a band who are always in the headlines and not always for positive matters, earlier this year the band member Dappy apologised for sending threatening text messages to a Radio 1 listener who criticised his group. Other highlights of the show, to be broadcast on the BBC next month will include a medley of songs performed by the cast of West End musical Les Miserables. Over the Rainbow winner Danielle Hope will also sing ahead of her West End debut in The Wizard of Oz, which opens at the Palladium in February.