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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Sherwood

Royal Albert Hall 12-seat private box offered for sale … at £3m

The interior of the Royal Albert Hall
The marketing of Grand Tier box 14 comes amid controversy over the RAH’s plans to sell dozens of extra seats to investors. Photograph: David Levene/The Guardian

If you’re looking for a last-minute Christmas present and have about £3m to spare, a private 12-seat box at the Royal Albert Hall is available, entitling its owners to attend concerts and events at the world-famous London venue for the next 843 years.

The marketing of Grand Tier box 14 comes amid controversy over the RAH’s plans to sell dozens of extra seats to investors. Some “seat holders” have been disposing of unwanted seats for events at highly inflated prices through third-party ticket sites such as Viagogo.

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