Veteran singer Sir Cliff Richard, "X Factor" star Joe McElderry and Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins will perform for the royal family during the "Festival of Remembrance" 2011 in London, on Saturday night.

The star-studded event, held to commemorate Britain's war heroes will also include a choir consisting of military wives, whose partners are serving in Afghanistan, from the Royal Marines Base Chivenor in north Devon. The women, led by choirmaster Gareth Malone, who formed the group for his BBC Two television series "The Choir", plan to sing "Wherever You Are".

The annual festival, which will be televised, is to be held at the Royal Albert Hall and comes a day before the Queen, Prime Minister David Cameron and other national figures gather at the Cenotaph in Whitehall for the Remembrance Sunday ceremony.

The other royal guests at the event will include the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal and her husband Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence and the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

At the Royal Albert Hall, there will be a matinee (2 p.m.) show and an evening performance. However, only the Royal family will attend the evening performance.

The evening show will be hosted by BBC broadcaster Huw Edwards and the program will be broadcast on BBC One Television from 9.15 p.m. to 10. 50 p.m.

Veteran singer Sir Cliff Richard will sing with the Royal Air Force Squadronaires, one of the UKs finest big bands.
Veteran singer Sir Cliff Richard will sing with the Royal Air Force "Squadronaires", one of the UK's finest big bands. REUTERS
Joe McElderry, who won the X Factor in 2009 and Popstar to Opera Star earlier this year, will perform To Where You Are at Royal Albert Hall.
Joe McElderry, who won the “X Factor” in 2009 and “Popstar to Opera Star” earlier this year, will perform “To Where You Are” at Royal Albert Hall. REUTERS
Katherine Jenkins, a Welsh mezzo-soprano
Katherine Jenkins REUTERS
English tenor Alfie Boe right will sing with the Band of Her Majestys Royal Marines, from Plymouth.
English tenor Alfie Boe (right) will sing with the Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines, from Plymouth. REUTERS
Power-packed performances will be featured for the Queen and the Royal ramily during the Festival of Remembrance 2011 in London on Saturday night.
Power-packed performances will be on show for the Queen and the royal family, during the “Festival of Remembrance” 2011 in London, on Saturday night. REUTERS
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