A choir of Protestant and Catholic children will be the highlight of this year's Royal Variety show, to be screened in Britain on 17 December.

The children come from Omagh, in Northern Ireland, which was devastated two years ago by a bomb which killed 29 people.

Prince Charles was guest of honour during filming this week. Many of the 44 young singers have already met him. The Prince has visited Omagh several times, before and after the bombing.

They will sing Let Us Love in Peace, with Josie Walker, one of the stars of Andrew Lloyd Webber's and Ben Elton's musical, The Beautiful Game.

The Variety Show was first held in 1912, for King George V. Funds raised are given to a charity for retired music hall artists.