Prince of Wales Theatre seating capacity slightly to 1,160 seats and to modernise the theatre's facilities. New bars were added, the auditorium completely rebuilt, the backstage areas refurbished and the theatre's famous tower and exterior completely gutted and refurbished with new LED lighting and a crisp modern finish. The theatre re-opened with ABBA's musical "Mamma Mia!" on 16 April 2004. On 18 August 2007, "Mamma Mia!" became the longest-running show ever at the Prince of Wales, overtaking the previous record held by "Aspects of Love" with 1,326 performances at the venue and counting. The production marked another landmark on Thursday 23 August 2007, celebrating
Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles 1915 forming part of the 4th London Brigade, part of the 2nd London Division. Following the war the Civil Service Rifles were amalgamated with the 16th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment in 1921. The regiment's battle honours were as follows: Ich Dien – (German for "I serve", a contraction of ich diene), the motto of the Prince of Wales. The memorial for the Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles is situated at Somerset House, London. It was designed in 1923 by Sir Edwin Lutyens OM, KCIE, PRA. Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles The Prince of Wales'