It takes place in July of each year, at Llanelwedd, near Builth Wells, in Powys, Mid Wales.
[4] The first show was held in Aberystwyth in 1904, on the Vicarage Field,[5] Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar was elected president of Welsh National Agricultural Society in 1913.
[6][7][8] On 22 November 1922, George V became Patron and the Edward VIII, Prince of Wales became Honorary President, and the name was changed to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society.
Following his support during the 2001 foot and mouth crisis, one farming union, the FUW, nominated him for his outstanding contribution to agriculture in 2003, which was announced at the show.
The Royal Welsh Show is also an event for young people who live in farming communities in Wales.