Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir

Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir was a performing group of women singers based in Cardiff, active from the 1880s until World War II.

[6] The next year (1908) they embarked on a series of extensive tours of North America,[7] including San Francisco,[8] Winnipeg,[9] Atlanta,[10] and several appearances in the coal towns of the Wyoming Valley.

[14] In 1920, Dame Nellie Melba praised the choir: "The Royal Welsh Lady Singers are magnificent; they are perfectly splendid, and you may say I said so.

"[15] Gertrude Gronow was conducted the choir of twelve to sixteen voices, performing tours in Pennsylvania in Pittston,[16] Canonsburg,[17] and Franklin.

[18] In 1928, Clara Novello Davies returned to the helm in 1928 for a royal performance at Windsor Castle before the choir of sixty women departed for an Australian tour.

Members of the Royal Welsh Ladies' Choir in 1908.
Clara Novello Davies c. 1896
Madame Hughes Thomas, second leader of the choir