Royal Albert Hall Royal Commission bought Gore House and its grounds (on which the Hall now stands) on the advice of the Prince. Progress on the scheme was slow and in 1861 Prince Albert died, without having seen his ideas come to fruition. However, a memorial was proposed for Hyde Park, with a Great Hall opposite. The proposal was approved and the site was purchased with some of the profits from the Exhibition. Once the remaining funds had been raised, in April 1867 Queen Victoria signed the Royal Charter of the Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences which was to operate
Live at the Royal Albert Hall (Joan Armatrading album) the album contains all 21 songs and was also recorded at the Royal Albert Hall, with additional footage of recordings from concerts in Denver, Colorado. The album presents the concert as it happened, with no overdubs or additions. Since this album was recorded from the tour following the release of "This Charming Life", many of the songs on it are from that album. "Live at the Royal Albert Hall" consists of six songs from "This Charming Life" and three songs from "Into the Blues", as well as songs from "Me Myself I", "Show Some Emotion", "The Key", "Walk Under Ladders"