Royal /WWII Interest: a 20th June 1942 Buckingham Palace Concert...

Royal /WWII Interest: a 20th June 1942 Buckingham Palace Concert programme (Buckingham Palace Company Home Guard) featuring Arthur Askey, Sidney Burchall, Val Guest and, Anne Shelton amongst others, in the company of TMs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth and TRHs Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret together with a black and white image of the front row of the Concert with the Royal Family together with an E.N.S.A (N.A.A.F.I) at Belle Vue Manchester 20th July 1944 programme and two contemporary sepia photographs of a Wartime production, the larger photograph with ensemble named [1] HM King George VI was known to have listened to Band Waggon and an admirer of Arthur, indeed it is believed the entire Royal family were fans including TRHs The Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. When Arthur recorded the song "Run Rabbit Run," written by Noel Gay and Ralph Butler, and performed it in the show The Little Dog Laughed, it turned into a symbol of British defiance during World War II, where the "rabbit" was a metaphor for the German air force. Askey's comedic portrayal of the rabbit made the song a famous example of wartime propaganda. HM The King requested a copy of this record as confirmed to Arthur by the then Director General of the BBC.