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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Sherwood

Stop wealthy seat-holders’ big profits from reselling at Royal Albert Hall, peer says

A general view of the Royal Albert Hall, during the BBC Last Night Of the Proms 2012.
The Royal Albert Hall hosts about 400 events a year, from the Proms to pop concerts. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

A potential conflict of interest in the way the Royal Albert Hall is governed will allow wealthy individuals and companies to increase their opportunities to make big profits from seats they own at the charitable venue, according to a member of the House of Lords.

Peers are expected to vote this week on a proposal to avoid a conflict between the private interests of trustees who own seats and the RAH’s charitable status. The move has the support of the Charity Commission.

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